Gov. Bago to construct a 30,000-capacity international stadium in Niger
Governor Umaru Bago of Niger has promised to build a 30,000-capacity international standard stadium in the state.
Mr Bago stated this when Ibrahim Gusau, the president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), visited him on Thursday in Minna, the state capital.
He said accommodation and other necessary facilities would be built around the stadium to make it of global standard.
The governor said that when completed, the stadium would change the entire landscape of sports, especially football, and also open up the state for tourism.
In his remarks, the NFF president applauded the governor for the initiative, saying it was apt considering the state’s proximity to the nation’s capital, Abuja.
He said the NFF would encourage and support the governor in making the stadium a reality.
Mr Gusau said the NFF would ensure the national football team, the Super Eagles, played matches in the stadium when completed.
According to him, the name and image of Niger State can be projected to the world through such projects.
(NAN)
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