The Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, has expressed displeasure over the recently refurbished pitch of the Abuja national stadium saying the kind of sand used on the pitch makes training a difficult task especially for goalkeepers.

Mr Keshi who fielded questions from journalists shortly after the first training session of the super eagles however expressed optimism that the team will do the nation proud by flying over the antelopes of Ethiopia on Sunday in Adiss Ababa.

“From what I saw, it is a sandy pitch and it is hard; it will be very difficult for the players to play on it, especially the goalkeepers because it is sharp sand.

“If it rains, I think, the pitch will be water-logged,’’ Keshi said.

The roll call of players who trained on Tuesday evening include stand-in skipper, Vincent Enyeama, Austin Ejide and Chigozie Agbim all goalkeepers.

Efe Ambrose, Elderson Echejile, Godfrey Oboabona, Azubuike Egwuekwe, Solomon Kwambe, Benjamin Francis and James Okuosa were the defenders in training.

John Mikel Obi leads from the middle that includes Ogenyi Onazi, John Ogu, Sunday Mba and Nnamdi Oduamadi, while strikers are Uchenna Nwofor, Obinna Nsofor and Ahmed Musa.

 http://www.channelstv.com/home/2013/10/08/keshi-condemns-national-stadium-renovated-pitch/?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter

96,000,000 naira wasted !


Are they saying the company that is involved (Julius Berger )does 't understand the scientific knowledge that is required in re-grassing a modern football pitch?

Another Public funds looted/wasted in vain

Na wa o

y kc

Blame GEJ

dabrake: Blame GEJ

Blame ya papa, na GEJ be Minister of works..?

Mr keshi,abeg no carry dat 1 kum o..


If u tok say diz pitch no gud nw...u don knw d kynd pitch wey una wan use in adisa-ababa?...

U knw d ammount wey dem spent b4 dey clear dat jungle wey dem call stadium o.....

No lemme look ur face o

xpect a pitch wey worse pas diz 1 in ethiopia.

i take God beg u,i wan see 9ja flag in brazil nxt year

eddiebruk:

Blame ya papa, na GEJ be Minister of works..?

hahahaha, naso o. U no lie, GEJ CANT DO VRYTIN

Very soon,a Committee would be setup to investigate how N96million was spent only to produce a sandy pitch and the committee member will receive huge sitting allowances for doing nothing. When the chips are down,nothing would be heard again

R

That is nigeria for you. . . . And they even celebrated the hand over of the stadium

Corruption will certainly kill this country kpata kpata...
SMH!!!

*nothinq to say*

A whole national stadium? And they were using U.J Esuene Stadium to distract us,while sayin Abuja Stadium was under construction? Anyway,I'll love to see a Rugby match between ASUU n FG before kick-off on Sunday...:p:p:p

Very soon those that did not have their share in the contract scam will set up an inquiry.

I have a dream that ethopia will defeat Nigeria and keshi will blame it on d thin oxygen over there...

[size=14pt]Now we'll blame the minister....
When the bus terminal called an airport was built, we praised GEJ.


I'm neither an anti GEJ nor a blind supporter.
If things are not working...... They are not working![/size] hoohaa

In yuzedo's voice "we give up"

96million naira wasted . Thanks to Fresh Air

When corruption is the nick name of nigeria fucck all looters

Pls Mr. Keshi move to Calabar

eddiebruk:

Blame ya papa, na GEJ be Minister of works..?

GEJ is the head. All d blames n glory goes 2 him. Na ur papa employ d minister abi na GEJ? Learn 2 use ur brain guyman.

nchewi:
GEJ is the head. All d blames n glory goes 2 him. Na ur papa employ d minister abi na GEJ? Learn 2 use ur brain guyman.

Do you know the Job of a Minister of works at all....? so you expect GEJ to be monitoring the Jobs that are ongoing despite all the problems we are having in Nigeria...? if GEJ should be doing the monitoring then what is the Job of a Minister...? GEJ should still be responsible for monitoring Your fathers Kitchen and his farm lands. abeg shift make i see better people

@53

Blame it on the minister.Gej approved the construction and the money was handed over to the minister who will be in charge so,how is it gej fault for poor construction?

Nigeria and waste, two of a kind.

But was it not julius berger that worked on it?

With Politics and the game player, they will definitely want to make Keshi regret ever saying this fact.

The pitch no dey me important for nw,abi una no dey see wetin i dey see say Victor Moses name no they d list!

We don't know how to do anything in this country without stealing. 96 million Naira can renovate more than three football pitches, but still, with all the money that was given, for the contractor to carry a standard job renovating one stadium is a big problem. The people that carried out the contract should give an account of what they spent the money on. The massive looting and siphoning of government funds under president Jonathan will enter the Guinness book of record.

D big boss has spoken. Seems corruption is Nigeria's surname.
Fvvck GEJ, fvvck d minista of work and all dose bast@rds dat work on dat pitch.

eddiebruk:

Blame ya papa, na GEJ be Minister of works..?

this guy, eddieburuku, you like insulting people