Moshood Abiola Stadium: Our National Teams Fortress - Dikko

Moshood Abiola Stadium: Our National Teams Fortress - Dikko

By Niyi Busari

The Second Vice-president of the Nigeria Football Federation, Shehu Dikko said that the Moshood Abiola National Stadium will soon be the home ground for all Nigeria's national teams, BSNSports.com.ng can report.

Dikko, who is also Chairman, League Management Company, LMC praised President Muhammadu Buhari for naming the stadium after late Moshood Abiola adding that the stadium will soon be the home ground for all Nigeria national teams. He also commended the efforts of the minister of sports, Sunday Dare for bringing in the richest man in Africa, Aliko Dangote to fix, maintain and return the stadium better than what it was few years back.

Dikko at the unveiling of the of the stadium which is named after MKO Abiola by President Muhammadu Buhari said, "This Moshood Abiola National Stadium should be where all our national teams matches should be hosted." He told www.bsnsports.com.ng

"This is where we are going to be playing, we salute the efforts of the Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare to get a private sector in the name of Aliko Dangote to fix the pitch because once the pitch is fixed everything is okay with the stadium.

Hey said the stadium has given Nigeria good results in the past and will be a ground where all visitors will be defeated.

"We can make our own home ground where we can dominate anybody. The record is very clear, we have always been having great matches here with good results. I think we have not lost any official match here.

"We only lost a friendly match here which is against Brazil.

"We should quickly come back here and make it a fortress." He concluded.