Asaba 2018: Stephen Keshi Stadium For Test- run Event Today

Asaba 2018: Keshi Stadium for test-run event today By Admin The Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba, will be officially opened today with a test-run event, the Africa tour athletics meet, joining the league of state capitals with world-class stadiums. Top athletes from the country and other parts of the continent will be test run the track built for the 21st CAA Africa Senior Athletics Championships, tagged Asaba 2018. Work started at the complex about two decades ago but competing needs and focus on other infrastructures hampered continuous work at the stadium. However, the story about the Asaba Stadium named after one of the illustrious sons of Delta State, Stephen Keshi, changed the fateful day Chief Solomon Ogba and the President, Confederation of African Athletics, Hamad Kalkaba, walked into the office of the Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, to present the bid for Asaba 2018. A statement from Olukayode Thomas, Head Media, and Publicity for CAA Asaba 2018, indicated that from the day the Delta State governor accepted the daunting challenge of hosting the 21st African Senior Athletics Championships, work started almost immediately in getting the Asaba Stadium ready. It was redesigned, and the contractors were mobilised to the site immediately and the stadium was completed in record time. Today’s event which will be the first sporting activity at the stadium, is to test-run facilities and other equipment to be used for the African Senior Athletics Championships billed to start on August 1. According to Yussuf Alli, Head Technical CAA Asaba 2018, for everything that is needed to properly host the African Championship, almost double have been put in place to allow for a smooth and memorable tournament.