Nigeria Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare, says plans are underway to resuscitate the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium in Ibadan.
Dare said this in Ibadan while speaking with newsmen on the sidelines of his visit to the palace of the Olubadan.
The minister said that the Federal Government was considering a partnership with the state government or outright concession of the stadium.
He said that the stadium would bounce back to life as soon as any of the options were implemented.
“I met a plan on the ground, there is an approval to concession Federal Government-owned stadiums starting with Abuja and the one in Surulere, Lagos.
“I agree that concession is the best option, the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium is the oldest stadium in Africa and the oldest in Nigeria.
