The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), will this week inspect facilities and equipment at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna, ahead of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Egypt.
Nigeria will host the Pharoahs on March 23, before travelling to Cairo for the return leg five days later.
Although coach Sunday Oliseh prefers the stadium in Port Harcourt, the NFF has insisted on Kaduna.
The inspection, which is expected to take place on Thursday, will see facilities like the playing pitch of the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, dressing rooms, proposed training pitches, scoreboard, sanitary facilities, spectator stands and media facilities assessed.
“We will inspect the facilities alongside officials of the Kaduna State Government and the Kaduna State Sports Ministry and Football Association. There is the need to put everything in top shape ahead of this big match.
“The NFF will interface with the Kaduna State Government on the areas that need to be improved upon. We will also jointly put in place a flawless medical and security plan for the match,” NFF’s General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, said in a statement on Monday.
Sanusi will conduct the inspection, alongside the Director of Facilities at the National Sports Commission, Engineer Shehu Ibrahim.
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