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Dangote To Renovate MKO Stadium, Abuja

December 18, 2019 8:48 am

Nigeria’s top philanthropists and Business moguls, Aliko Dangote and Chief Keshington Adebutu have promised to renovate the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja and Lagos National Stadium.

This was revealed by the Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare, at the just concluded “Adopt Campaign” initiative held at Civic centre, Lagos.

The campaign, which was categorised into two “Adopt a pitch” and “Adopt a sports centre” saw the minister showing gratitude to Dangote and Adebutu who showed huge concern towards the adoption of the decayed stadiums.

The minister said Dangote has vowed to give the Moshood Kashimawo Abiola (MKO) National Stadium …

World’s Biggest Cricket Stadium Takes Shape In India

December 13, 2019 5:05 pm

The world’s biggest cricket stadium, with space for 110,000 spectators, is taking shape in India and is likely to host its first international match early next year.

The new stadium in Ahmedabad, built at a cost of around $100 million, will seat more fans than Australia’s Melbourne Cricket Ground which can accommodate around 100,000 spectators.

According to reports, the Sardar Patel stadium is expected to host its first match in March with an exhibition game between an Asia XI and a World XI as the inaugural game.

The stadium will …

Verona’s Stadium Ban For Balotelli Racist Abuse Suspended

November 21, 2019 2:54 pm

Italian club Verona’s partial one-match stadium closure for racist chants directed at Brescia striker Mario Balotelli in a Serie A game earlier this month was suspended on appeal Thursday.

The Italian Football Federation’s (FIGC) disciplinary commission had ordered Verona to host Fiorentina on Sunday with the “Poltrone Est” section of their Bentegodi Stadium closed.

It followed racist chanting directed towards Italian international Balotelli during his team’s 2-1 defeat on November 3 in Verona.

Despite denials of abuse from Verona, a video published on Twitter by a fan showed a number of supporters abusing Balotelli before the forward kicked the ball …

Olympics: Tokyo Finishes Building Stadium For 2020

November 19, 2019 9:01 am

Construction work has been completed at Tokyo’s National Stadium, set to be the centrepiece of next year’s Olympic Games, the site’s owners said on Tuesday.

The Japan Sports Council said the final work had been completed on Thursday with just the final quality and safety checks remaining before the stadium opens next month.

It will be officially unveiled on Dec. 21, with the Emperor’s Cup soccer final being the first sporting event to be held there on New Year’s Day.

Completed at a cost of more than $1.25 billion, the stadium, which can accommodate 60,000, will also host the athletics …

Dangote To Repair Abuja Stadium

November 8, 2019 10:00 am

The football pitch of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium will get a major facelift with the implementation of the Adopt-A-Pitch Campaign by the ministry of youth and sports.

The youth and sports minister, Sunday Dare, announced on his social media platform that Dangote Industries owned by billionaire Alhaji Aliko Dangote was partnering the ministry in the Adopt-A-Pitch Campaign.

“Many thanks to Dangote Industries and indeed Alhaji Aliko Dangote for partnering with the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development to restore the football pitch and score board of the Moshood Abiola National stadium. Our Adopt-A-Pitch Campaign program is on course,” Dare …

Ruiz, Joshua Rematch – 15,000 Seat Stadium Under Repairs

October 17, 2019 1:10 am

Construction has begun on the 15,000-seater stadium, which will host Anthony Joshua’s blockbuster rematch against Andy Ruiz Jnr in Saudi Arabia in just less than eight weeks’ time, reports dailymail.co.uk.

The heavyweights will renew their rivalry on December 7 in a Gladiator-style, three-sided temporary venue in Diriyah.

The Diriyah Arena is being built especially to host the high-profile rematch and work has now begun on its construction with little under two months to go until fight night.

Despite only having a short window, there appear to be few concerns about whether or not the stadium will be finished in …

Liberty Stadium Ibadan: An ‘Abandoned’ African Pride

October 16, 2019 10:59 am

The Liberty Stadium in Ibadan, the first to be constructed in Nigeria and Africa in 1960, shot the country into the world boxing fame in 1962 when it hosted the first world boxing title fight in Africa. The bout saw Nigeria’s Dick Tiger beating America’s Gene Fullmer to win the world middleweight boxing title.

The complex was one of the several infrastructure and institutions that the Chief Obafemi Awolowo government established and programmed to take the region and by extension Nigeria and the Black race to the pinnacle of global emancipation and development.

And from the early 1960s, through …

Sanwo-Olu Promises To Help Resuscitate National Stadium

October 16, 2019 9:51 am

The Lagos State Governor Jide Sanwo-Olu at the weekend pledged to help resuscitate the National Stadium at Surulere to the benefit of the residents, especially the youth.

Speaking during the Lagos leg of Sports Minister, Sunday Dare’s tour of sporting facilities owned by the Federal Government, Sanwo-Olu lamented the state of the stadium, saying it had been left unused and promised to work with the sports ministry to ensure it was brought back to good use for everyone.

“We’ve seen the state of negligence, disuse at the National Stadium, Surulere. What we are taking away from here is that we …