A N1.2 billion International Association Football Federation (FIFA) mini stadium has been commissioned in Kebbi State.
The stadium’s project started in 2019 but was stopped because of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021.
Speaking at the commissioning ceremony in Goru in Birnin Kebbi, FIFA’s Head of Development Programme for Africa, Mr Solomon Mundege, said the world football body was happy with the commissioning because Kebbi now had its own facility that could be used for local matches.
He said, “It’s indeed a realisation of positive development for the state. This is the first one in Nigeria; that’s why it’s historic for us to come here. We are working on another one in Delta State. We also have another project in Abuja.
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“We want to achieve the required standard for Nigeria such as the ones in Morocco, Tanzania and South Africa by FIFA.
“We want Nigeria to have high quality facilities for its national teams as training camps.”
Speaking earlier, the state’s Chairman of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Abubakar Chika Ladan, said, the major problem being faced in football was lack of facilities for players to showcase themselves, noting that now clubs in the state could train in the FIFA stadium before going for their matches.
