Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Yakubu Gowon Stadium, Others To Receive Facelift

Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Yakubu Gowon Stadium, Others To Receive Facelift

Precious Oham

The Rivers State government has mapped out plans to give several stadia and sports facilities in Rivers State a facelift, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

Revealing this, Rivers State Sports Commissioner, Barr. Christopher Green identified the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Yakubu Gowon Stadium, and Alfred Diette Spiff Sports Complex (Civic Centre), amongst others, as some of the edifices earmarked for the exercise.

"The Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium will undergo massive renovation," Barr. Green said as he added that the facility will soon host football games sanctioned by Africa's and the world football governing bodies, CAF and FIFA.

 "The Yakubu Gowon Stadium will also undergo a massive renovation. The Alfred Diette Spiff Civic Centre will also undergo a massive renovation.

"The Basketball Stadium we have and other such facilities we have (in Rivers State) will also undergo massive renovation," he said.