The commissioning of the remodelled Lekan Salami Sports Complex, otherwise known as Adamasingba Stadium will give Oyo state capital a beauteous aura and breath by Who is Who in the country on Wednesday September 1, 2021.
To officially unveil the stadium tomorrow, former Vice-President of Nigeria, Alahji Abubakar Atiku, South-West Governors’ Forum chairman, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu and his Edo State counterpart, Governor Godwin Obaseki as well as the President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, will join the governor Makinde.
News Live Nigeria gathered that other notable Nigerians expected at the event are a former Military Administrator of Oyo State during whose regime the Lekan Salami Stadium was initiated, General David Jemibewon (rtd), former governor of the state and the Osi Olubadan of Ibadanland, High Chief Rashidi Ladoja and a former Super Eagles coach, Chief Adegboye Onigbinde.
Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, had said that the event will feature a novelty match between ex-Shooting Stars players 94/98 set and former Super Eagles players 94/96 set, while the Shooting Stars Sports Club will engage Slovenia’s NK Tabor Sezana.
According to Adisa, the project included the remodelling of the mainbowl, construction of a state-of-the-art media centre and a FIFA-standard studio with equipment, construction of FIFA-standard mixed zone including changing rooms, wet rooms, match officials’ rooms, referees’ rooms, doping control room, youth centre/ball boys’ room, clinic and others.
The new Lekan Salami Stadium is completed with modern floodlights, a remodelled Squash Hall, a new 50 metres by 30 metres multipurpose hall for Basketball, Volleyball, Handball and gymnasium as well as a Centre Court.