Due to the safety measures put in place following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic prompting the closure of stadiums and sports centers, the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development will on Monday reopen the Velodrome, tennis courts, practice pitches and training tracks of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja from 7.00 am to 5.00 pm daily.
Not just the stadium, the Handball, Volleyball, and Basketball outdoors and indoor courts, as well as the Gymnasium Hall as the Ministry, will also reopen some facilities at the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos.
These are the indoor sports hall, hockey pitch, tennis courts, swimming pool, Astro (legacy) pitch, squash court, para lifting gymnasium, and Ayonote Boxing Gymnasium. They will all open from 7.00 am to 5.00 pm.
The main bowl of both stadia, which are undergoing rehabilitation, remain closed to the public until further notice of completion.
