Asaba<br />PHOTO: nairaland
Asaba, the Delta State capital, will today join the league of state capitals with World-class stadiums, as the Stephen Keshi Stadium will be officially declared open with a test run event, the Africa tour athletics meet.
Work started at the complex about two decades ago but competing needs and focus on other infrastructures hampered continuous work at the stadium.
However, the story about the Asaba Stadium named after one of the illustrious sons of Delta State, Stephen Keshi, changed the fateful day Chief Solomon Ogba and the President, Confederation of African Athletics (CAA), Hamad Kalkaba, walked into the office of the Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa to present the bid for CAA Asaba 2018 Africa Senior Athletics Championships.
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A statement from Olukayode Thomas, Head Media, and Publicity for CAA Asaba 2018 indicated that from the day the Delta State governor accepted the daunting challenge of hosting the 21st African Senior Athletics Championships, work started almost immediately in getting the Asaba
Stadium ready.
It was redesigned, and the contractors were mobilized to the site Immediately, and the stadium was completed in record time.
Today’s event, which will be the first sporting activity at the stadium, is to test run facilities and other equipment to be used for the African Senior Athletics Championships from August 1-5.
Although, the main work at the Stephen Keshi Stadium was done by indigenous contractors, experts from China and other parts of the world are also working with the organizers and helping on the mastery of all the World-class equipment acquired.
According to Yussuf Alli, Head Technical CAA Asaba 2018, for everything that is needed to properly host the African Championship, almost double have been put in place to allow for a smooth and memorable championship.
Source: G Sport
