Anyone who knows the Lekan Salami Sports Complex and hasn’t been there in the last 18 months would need to be convinced when he gets there now that it is the same old facility.
Sports journalists in Oyo State were at the world-class edifice on Thursday to Inspect what has been tagged as ‘audio project’. Below were the facilities the Seyi Makinde led administration has put in place for the Sports loving fans of the Pacesetter state. GOALPOACHER NEWS reports.
“Now, the popular stand is an all covered arena, the pitch is no longer artificial but natural and lush green and fitted with one electronic scoreboard while the second one will be erected before the completion of the stadium in December, 2020.
“Four floodlights fitted with bulbs of over a 1000 watts will make watching of matches at night pleasurable.
“The stadium now has four standard dressing rooms for players and can accommodate four semi final teams at once during a competition.
“It also has comfortable rooms for referees.
“Another novel addition is a Doping Control room as well as rooms for ball boys.
“No sport is left out in the refurbished facility. An Olympic size swimming pool has been added to the one there before which has now been turned into a training pool for swimmers. The squash courts are not only of international standard but three in number, singles and doubles courts capable of hosting international competitions.
