As part of long term preparations for the 2021 National Sports Festival to be hosted by Delta state in November this year, the state’s Government has approved the upgrade of facilities at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba.
The Commissioner for Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu who disclosed this in Asaba, said the government has also approved the construction of a 700-bed space hostel at the permanent site of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp at Issele-Uku.
The commissioner said the government was determined to upgrade the Stephen Keshi Stadium not just for the festival alone but to give it a deserving face lift and expand it for future games which it is expected to host.
Aniagwu added that the building of facilities at the Dennis Osadebey University, Anwai was further approved.
He expressed hope that work at both the hostel facility at NYSC camp and the buildings at the university would be fast tracked to serve as accommodation for athletes expected at the National Sports Festival.
According to him, this would save cost in terms of providing hotel accommodation for athletes while the facilities become permanent structures for corpers and students at the institutions.
