Infrastructure, Key To Sports Devt, Egbe Urges Dikko

CEO of Monimichelle Group, Ebi Egbe, has urged the new chairman of National Sports Commission (NSC) Shehu Dikko to pay special attention to infrastructure if he is to succeed in developing Nigeria’s sports.

Egbe, a stadium facilities construction expert, said for Nigeria to compete and win laurels at the highest level of international competitions the country must invest properly in the area of sports infrastructure.

“Most times we heap all our sporting woes on the administrators and athletes forget what the real problems are. The biggest challenge facing sports in the country is that we lack state of the art facilities. You don’t expect an athlete who is not exposed to world class facilities dazzling at the Olympics no matter how talented the athlete may be. We must invest in sports facilities if we are to make any headway,” Egbe said.

The Bayelsa born sports buff noted that it is a shame that Nigeria can not boast of any other arena that can host Super Eagles matches outside the Uyo Nest of Champions.

“As a nation we should have at least 10 stadiums where the Eagles can play. This is why I am urging Dikko to focus on infrastructure. Nigerians would clap for him if he can bring the Eagles back to Abuja and Lagos,” Egbe stated.