Ugochukwu Iwuchukwu
The Lawmaker representing Omuma Constituency at the Rivers State House of Assembly, Hon. Kelechi Nwogu has started the construction of an artificial turf mini-stadium with a seating capacity of 2000 in Eberi-Omuma.
Hon. Kelechi Nwogu during an inspection of the project said the stadium will be of FIFA standard.
He said the goal lines is 64 meters wide while the touchlines are 100 meters long.
The lawmaker explained that he decided to go for an artificial turf because it would be easier to maintain.
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He also said the aim and objectives of the stadium are to take talented Omuma youths off the street and also to make Omuma the hub of football players, promoters, and enthusiasts.
“I decided to go for an artificial turf because it would be easier to maintain. The aim and objectives of the stadium are: to take talented Omuma youths off the street to the league and to make Omuma an attraction for football players, promoters, and enthusiasts.
“There will be a hotel behind the stadium so that any professional football club in Nigeria can use it for pre-season camping, it can also be used to host inter-university games like FASU, FISU, and NUGA. When completed, the edifice will be the first artificial turf to be built outside the Yakubu Gowon Stadium in Port Harcourt and it would bring people from all works of life to Omuma.
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Hon. Kelechi Nwogu was recently given a prestigious award for sports development by the Rivers State Football Coaches Association.
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