arsenal33:


You used your first word to describe yourself.
You just love the way the stadium is.

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check out .....




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=docut5wlmgY

Keneking:
Bourdillion go chop small for this transaction

Abeg when is Fashola handing over Federal Secretariat Ikoyi to Bourdillion too

When is Lai handing over National Theatre to Bourdillion as well

Can someone tell when Kemi is sending the treasury to Bourdillion?

All these must happen before PMB returns from Eastern London

Useless government

Who be bourdillon?

robosky02:
Dalung arrives in Lagos for National Stadium handover talks


Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode and Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung, will begin a two-day working visit of the National Stadium Surulere and various youth centres in the state tomorrow, Special Assistant to the Minister on Media, Nneka Anibeze, has disclosed.

The visit is connected with the plan by the ministry to hand over the National Stadium to Lagos State government. According to Anibeze, “the inspection begins what will eventually end up as a cooperation between the Federal Government and Lagos State to renovate the National Stadium. The edifice has continued to dilapidate after the last international game was played in the main bowl in 2005.”

Anibeze revealed that Governor Ambode expressed intent to give the stadium a face-lift last week, when he paid a courtesy and condolence visit to Dalung in Abuja.

Ambode had at the condolence visit tabled his intention of bringing the National Stadium to life. He said, “If this project pulls through, it will bring about the employment aspect of football and hosting of matches at the stadium. We want to bring back the football culture of Lagos State to the National Stadium after its renovation.”

Anibeze revealed that most stadia in the country had been up for concession following Federal Government’s inability to fund the renovations of most of the football grounds.

Dalung had earlier said, “We were trying to drive a concession but Lagos State’s interest in the National Stadium is what we call an overriding interest which is based on equity. If Governor Ambode is interested in the National Stadium then the concession process is already abated.”

While at the stadium, Dalung and Governor Ambode would inspect the stadium to assess the level of work to be done there before visiting the various youth centres in the state.


http://guardian.ng/sport/dalung-arrives-in-lagos-for-national-stadium-handover-talks/

Great move! But can Federal assets be handed over to a state without legislative approval?

At this rate they may handover the refineries to states or private individuals on the grounds that the FG can't manage them.

The stadium was built in 1972 with a capacity of 55,000.

The capacity was later reduced to 45,000 in 1999 but the record attendance is 85,000 and that was in the final match of the Africa Cup of Nations in 1980 between Nigeria and Algeria.

Before then, it hosted the 1973 All Africa Games, the purpose why it was built in the first place.

At the games, Nigeria came second behind Egypt, with 18 gold, 25 silver, and 20 bronze medals.

But football remains the most indelible memory.


FOOTBALL MEMORIES

The Green Eagles comprising captain Christian Chukwu, Muda Lawal, Adokie Amiesimaka, Henry Nwosu, Felix Owolabi and Odegbami to mention but four (4) and two (2) – the current age of the stadium – defeated Algeria 3-0 in that memorable final 34 years ago.

For those who didn’t see Odegbami and Amiesimaka run down the flanks in ‘mathematical’ and ‘chief justice’ styles during the 1980 tournament, surely saw Austin Okocha’s mesmerising dribbles 20 years later when Nigeria co-hosted the tournament with Ghana.

The Super Eagles led by captain Oliseh lost to Cameroon in the final on this same pitch but can anyone forget Okocha’s equaliser in the match?

Or Victor Ikpeba’s reactions after the penalty miss?

What about Julius Aghahowa’s goal against Senegal that rescued the Super Eagles from elimination in the quarter finals?

Super Eagles hardly score seven goals in a match but they did it inside the main bowl of the National Stadium.

Four goals from Rashidi Yekini and one each from Samson Siasia, Friday Elaho, and Finidi George in his debut, condemned Burkina Faso to a 7-1 defeat in July 1991.


MORE MEMORIES

The tracks may have taken over by elements but it was where Olympic medallist Mary Onyali, Falilat Ogunkoya, Chidi Imoh, Innocent Egbunike and co once created records.

The stands where Rafiu Ladipo and many other fans sat to cheer their darling Green/Super Eagles to victory now have uprooted seats.

The underground dressing room where players and match officials made use of now has refuse lining the outside.

Let’s forget about the toilets overflowing with human waste.


NEW ‘LANDLORDS’

The stadium is an icon, but it’s just sitting there rotting but not for some, though.

There are different companies selling sports merchandise in the sports arena. And since they are sports inclined, they are not part of the ‘landlord’ we are talking about.

A sports person, like you and me, needs food to survive so Ojez fast food and restaurant, Ojez Chinese restaurant and other Nigerian restaurants could be exempted from the ignoble list.

The jury is still out though, if one can exclude Rosellas amusement parks and event centre from the list.

Sadly, the stadium has been taken over by squatters, mechanic workshop owners and staff and their clients, ‘Zoological garden’ of reptiles and the likes, ladies of easy virtues and their male customers, hemp smokers and ‘area boys’, parking lot entrepreneurs, beer parlour owners and clients, ‘churches’ and ‘mosques’.

The last football match that drew a large crowd was the LG Cup match between Nigeria and Senegal in April 2004.

But the crowd paled in significance when thousands of job seekers converged on the National Stadium during the aptitude test organised by the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) in March 2014.

one of the memorable moment at the national stadium lagos
okocha on the pitch



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh4H9ue3Uto

It's high time they did something about the National Stadium.Dem don turn am to beer palour.

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robosky02:
so guys whats your say

cos football will soon be back to its origin lagos

in the new renovated football homw


pics of dilapidated stadium

It is Buhari presidency for us.
Federal government hands off its responsibilities southwards, takes over more responsibilities northwards.


Anyway, if I lament, Afonja will call me that their big thing: ethnic bigot.

So, make I waka pass like the day Buhari cancelled Jakande's Lagos Metro.

I am not a politician but I can see and talk. Federal government is transferring its responsibilities to state government and yet it continues to take lion percentage of the national income. That is wicked and evil

Adekorya:

Hey Genius in English, you should have knw that, that is nothing but mistake in typing.

Typo something something or so... I can't really remember. Can you help me out?

Next time, carefully read whatever you type/write, before posting/submitting. That is, always take one final look!

You're welcome.

Keneking:
Bourdillion go chop small for this transaction

Abeg when is Fashola handing over Federal Secretariat Ikoyi to Bourdillion too

When is Lai handing over National Theatre to Bourdillion as well

Can someone tell when Kemi is sending the treasury to Bourdillion?

All these must happen before PMB returns from Eastern London

Useless government

the man in bourdillion doesn't know whether you exist, so why masturbating over him? try engage yourself and get a life.

ogunsj:
the man in bourdillion doesn't know whether you exist, so why masturbating over him? try engage yourself and get a life.

One die-hard supporter seen, note taken

napoleon77:


Great move! But can Federal assets be handed over to a state without legislative approval?

At this rate they may handover the refineries to states or private individuals on the grounds that the FG can't manage them.

is not better? abeg who legislative approval epp. Any state like Lagos who has the resources to take over national assets should do so instead of these national assets decaying and becoming an eye sore.

Nigeria lost the bid to host the african nations cup few years back because of 'expensive shit' found under the bridge close to the national stadium at surelere. abeg the disgrace don do.

robosky02:
Dalung arrives in Lagos for National Stadium handover talks


Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode and Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung, will begin a two-day working visit of the National Stadium Surulere and various youth centres in the state tomorrow, Special Assistant to the Minister on Media, Nneka Anibeze, has disclosed.

The visit is connected with the plan by the ministry to hand over the National Stadium to Lagos State government. According to Anibeze, “the inspection begins what will eventually end up as a cooperation between the Federal Government and Lagos State to renovate the National Stadium. The edifice has continued to dilapidate after the last international game was played in the main bowl in 2005.”

Anibeze revealed that Governor Ambode expressed intent to give the stadium a face-lift last week, when he paid a courtesy and condolence visit to Dalung in Abuja.

Ambode had at the condolence visit tabled his intention of bringing the National Stadium to life. He said, “If this project pulls through, it will bring about the employment aspect of football and hosting of matches at the stadium. We want to bring back the football culture of Lagos State to the National Stadium after its renovation.”

Anibeze revealed that most stadia in the country had been up for concession following Federal Government’s inability to fund the renovations of most of the football grounds.

Dalung had earlier said, “We were trying to drive a concession but Lagos State’s interest in the National Stadium is what we call an overriding interest which is based on equity. If Governor Ambode is interested in the National Stadium then the concession process is already abated.”

While at the stadium, Dalung and Governor Ambode would inspect the stadium to assess the level of work to be done there before visiting the various youth centres in the state.


http://guardian.ng/sport/dalung-arrives-in-lagos-for-national-stadium-handover-talks/

Good idea. Football should return once more to the sports city.

If not for corruption how is it that Nigeria was able to build so much monuments when it was not making that much from oil and now they are not able to maintain any let alone build new monuments despite raking in tons of money in recent years.

robosky02:
so guys whats your say

cos football will soon be back to its origin lagos

in the new renovated football homw


pics of dilapidated stadium

It makes no sense, the teslim balogun stadium is already opposite it na

saintdennis:

It makes no sense, the teslim balogun stadium is already opposite it na

it makes all the sense


to put the two to work

robosky02:


it makes all the sense


to put the two to work

Two stadiums opposite each other?

Well I'm keen to see. How they 'put it to use'