After yesterday's match, i kept asking myself if in the whole of 36 states of Nigeria (+ FTC), we can only showcase Africa and the world at large our national heritage, the Super Eagles in a stadium like UJ Esuene Calabar.

I checked other African countries that played their qualifiers, only 2 countries had horror pitch like we have in Calabar, Ghana and Sudan, the others looked so great, i thought they moved their game outside the shores of Africa, check out Gabon's stadium, Tunisia, Senegal, Zambia e.t.c, their pitches look great and nice to the eyes.

Why can't we move our games to a more suitable pitch anywhere in Nigeria? fine, UJ stadium was once a beauty to behold (Pitch wise) but as usual, once any Nigerian business/person/state/e.t.c begins to get great patronage, they start dropping standards, UJ Esuene stadium is becoming an insult to Nigeria and i think it's time we move the Super eagles out of that state until they wake up to do the needful.

I took out time to check on other stadiums in Nigeria and i was able to locate few stadiums that should be given chance to host the Super eagles.

Lagos
Abuja
Enugu
Kano
Kaduna
Kastina
Port Harcourt (Looks sick though)
Bauchi
Kogi

Though some of them are artificial pitches, but i don't mind seeing the SE play there than the rubbish pitch i saw yesterday even though Calabar is in a region that enjoys heavy rainfall and nice weather.

And once the one in Akwa Ibom is completed, our super eagles home games should be moved there until the National Stadium in Lagos and Abuja is revamped.

Attached are 4 stadiums (Side by side), compare them, Calabar (REAL), Lagos (ARTIFICIAL), Kano (REAL) and Enugu (ARTIFICIAL).

Oyo state
Rivers state (ARTIFICIAL)
Katsina
Kogi (ARTIFICIAL)

Bauchi

I think yes

Ftc

I wonder o. They think its a magical place, thank God they have lost there now dey would reason up

no

I no wan comment

warri beats this once joor

Samiceman: Ftc

U lost it dude. Beta luck next time

@op Slow and steady win the race, 50 years ago we don't have it like this.

No na

we had d most suitable flogging. Home thrashin no make sense sha

lol

uyo....coming soon

I dislike the over hyped sport.

Front page again.. Kilo se?? What's it with me

Odikwa egwu tot twas jus me dt tot d stadium is voo local.

Which stadium?, that one wey be like where dem dey train cow.

d stadium try gan

i learnt dat d supa eagles ate 3 congos of decap rice (DR) at dat stadium yesterday

This? Nope!

It's not about the stadium u knw... most tyms u have to consider things like airports,hotels(standard ones) and road network.. also u have to consider security/protocol/safety measures.. u av done well by voicing ur view but these other places u listed do they have
1.Airports?(not airstrip/or runway)
2.Standard hotels for foreign teams?(i mean standard)
3.good road networks( I guess not)
4.security/safety and protocol measures (I leave that. For the house to answer)

I believe calabar can offer most of those I guess


#teamwarristadium

Cc:evestar dcmdad eyoniggar barackohandsom

Deiok: Which stadium?, that one wey be like where dem dey train cow.

cow nid trainin? Dis ur post ehn

I have said it before that the Calabar stadium does not project our image as a country that well. Our main national team should be playing in a world class stadium. That notwithstanding, i wonder why this issue of stadium always comes up whenever we perform badly in a match. I remember how people condemned the choice of Kano as the venue of our Germany 2006 qualifiers against Angola just because we lost. If we had won convincingly, the choice of Kano would never have come up. People have alkso criticized the choice of the Abuja stadium is the past citing the fact that the fans are too bland and that the city is not fit to host the SE. No matter where it is taken to, people will complain as far we are not doing well. Let's just make sure we play in standard stadiums irrespective of the location.

gboru: warri beats this once joor

But!!! The roads nor too dey connected and if rain fall u knw say water dey reach players ankle because of the poor drainage system shey u knw...

#teamwarri

I just chop beans now now..... I come here to read comments and to m.e.s.s
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make una cover una nose now

It sure looks branded.