Nigerian Football League Declares Ibadan Stadium ‘Not Fit For Matches’ Despite Rehabilitation Done By Gov Makinde

Right here is coming barely three years after the stadium used to be rehabilitated by the Oyo Bid Govt below the leadership of Seyi Makinde and handed to the recount-owned football membership, Taking pictures Stars (3SC).

The playing turf of the Lekan Salami Stadium in Ibadan, Oyo Bid has been declared unfit to host Nigeria Premier Soccer League (NPFL) matches.

The pronouncement used to be made in an announcement issued by the league board on Thursday by capacity of its decent web pages. 

Right here is coming barely three years after the stadium used to be rehabilitated by the Oyo Bid Govt below the leadership of Seyi Makinde and handed to the recount-owned football membership, Taking pictures Stars (3SC).

3SC used to be named alongside six assorted affected golf equipment, at the side of Sunshine Stars of Akure, Plateau United of Jos, and Kwara United of Ilorin.

Others are Abia Warriors of Aba, Niger Tornadoes of Minna, and newly promoted El Kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri.

The assertion reads in rotund: “Lagos will host the Annual Overall Meeting (AGM) of the Nigeria Premier Soccer League (NPFL), which is ready to deliberate on the 2024/25 season scheduled to initiate up on August 31, 2024.

“And in direction of the August kick-off date, some golf equipment were directed to full remedial works to perform clear that their grounds meet Facilty Requirements of the Club Licensing Regulations.

“In a letter to the golf equipment dated July 2, Davidson Owumi, the Chief Running Officer, felicitated the golf equipment on the a hit completion of the final season and extended the invitation for the AGM.

“I write to bring the warmth needs of the Nigeria Premier Soccer League (NPFL) Board and Management and to congratulate member golf equipment for the a hit completion of the 2023/24 season.

“It is miles in training the unique season’s earnest preparations and rob-off on August 31, 2024, that the Board has elected to invite member golf equipment for the AGM on a tentative date of July 15-16 in Lagos”, the letter to the golf equipment be taught.

The NPFL knowledgeable the golf equipment thru the letter that a alternative of them were knowledgeable about the unacceptable conditions of their playing turf and the absence of broadcast enhance facilities such as elevated digicam stands.

“As we sit up for the meeting, letters were written to among the crucial golf equipment whose facilities were found no longer appropriate variety to host the NPFL matches within the unique season in compliance with provisions of Facility requirements of the Club Licensing Regulations”, noted Owumi who knowledgeable the golf equipment no longer in receipt of the letters to embark on a self review of their facilities to perform clear they met requirements for approval. 

“Abia Warriors, Sunshine Stars, Taking pictures Stars, and Kwara United are amongst the golf equipment which were directed to work on defects of their stadium.

“The others are Niger Tornadoes, Plateau United, and the newly promoted El-Kanemi Warriors.

“They were ordered to upgrade their playing turf or face the prospect of playing on alternative grounds.”