The on- going renovation work at the MKO Abiola stadium in Abuja has been commended by former Super Eagles striker, Odion Jude Ighalo, who wants the stadium to be home of the Super Eagles, reports www.totorinews.com.
Ighalo, who shone brightly for the Super Eagles at the Egypt AFCON 2019 tournament commended the Sports Minister, Chief Sunday Dare for the giant strides he has made to fix the stadium into proper shape capable of hosting international football games.
He disclosed this when he made a coursey visit to the office of the Honourable Minister of Sports, Chief Dare at the MKO Abiola stadium and Chief Dare used the opportunity to take Ighalo and his entourage around the stadium to see the on -going work on the pitch.
“I want to commend the Honourable Minister of Sports for the great job that he is doing to revive this stadium,” Ighalo told the media in Abuja.
“The last time I played here on this pitch was 17 years ago. I remember that the pitch was great and after then, seeing the pitch on TV was very embarrassing.
“But from what I can see now, this is good. This is the main bowl. This is where Nigeria national team supposed to be playing our national team games.
“So we are happy that it is coming back to life and we can’t wait to see how it will look after the work is finished,” he said.
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