NFF: Why we abandon the Abuja National Stadium

The Nigeria Football Federation on Wednesday

said it had to play most national teams ’ games

outside the Abuja National Stadium due to a lack

of facilities there.

NFF Secretary- General Mohammed Sanusi told the

News Agency of Nigeria that the national stadium

currently lacks the necessary facilities for the

teams to play conveniently.

However, he said some states had indicated their

interest in hosting the national teams .

NAN reports that the women ’s national teams

have taken refuge at the Samuel Ogbemudia

Stadium, Benin , while the Super Eagles have been

playing their matches at the Uyo Stadium.

Sanusi said, “ Some of these states indicated their

interest in hosting the teams and that is why we

went there. The Abuja National Stadium is under

renovation and so there is no facility for us to play

our matches here.

“ We have our technical centre here, but there are

no dressing rooms. So we are making efforts to see

if the dressing rooms can be provided. ”

The secretary added that the football house was

planning to take the matches of the teams across

the country , so that Nigerians can watch their

national teams play live .