Confederation of African Football (CAF) inspectors have shown their satisfaction with the facilities and equipment at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba, saying the arena is suitable and also in good form for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
Nigeria put forward a joint bid with neighbours Benin Republic to co-host the 2025 African Cup of Nations.
The CAF team, however, noted some corrections that must be made at the stadium to make it ready and perfect for the competition come 2025.
Speaking with newsmen after the inspection, the Chairman of Delta Sports Commission, Tonobok Okowa, promised that the state would fix the few areas the visitors pointed out as quickly as possible.
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The stadium hosted last year’s National Sports festival, and according to Okowa, “the facility has been updated to meet any international standard in terms of hosting any sporting competition.”
“As we speak, the team from CAF just left Asaba, and they are satisfied with the facilities at the Stephen Keshi stadium. They inspected the main bowl, training facilities, hotels, and other important facilities that will ensure the smooth running of the competition.
“They pointed out a few things, which we will fix as soon as possible,” Okowa stated.
Guinea was originally scheduled to host the 2025 African Cup of Nations but was stripped of the right owing to slow preparations.
It would be recalled that Nigeria co-hosted the 2000 AFCON finals with Ghana.
