Karkanda Stadium Pitch Excites Eagles

The Super Eagles have declared the turf at the Karkanda stadium, Katsina as the best in the country.

The Eagles on Tuesday played out a goalless draw at the magnificent arena with national league side, Spotlight FC in a friendly which they used to shape up for the June 13 AFCON 2017 qualifier against Chad in Kaduna.

Eagles Media Officer, Toyin Ibitoye, told reporters in Katsina after the game as excellent, even as he added that it is a place Eagles would love to return and play.

“What they have here in Katsina is an excellent turf. The boys and Coach Stephen Keshi couldn’t believe it. It is a different breed of astro-turf that is cool and lush green. If only all the synthetic turfs in the country were like this, the Eagles won’t complain and insist on playing on natural grass turf,” Ibitoye said.

He was full of praise for the Katsina State government and the corporate body that constructed the turf Monimichelle for doing a good job.

The Managing Director of Monimichelle, Ebi Egbe, who was in Katsina to watch the Eagles play said that the Katsina turf would be the same as that of the stadium in Nnewi which his outfit is also constructing for Ifeanyi Ubah FC.

“I m happy the Eagles have played in Katsina and have seen that the different is clear when it comes to the job Monimichelle is doing. The turf in Katsina is built with cocoa nut fibre technology, so the pitch can’t be hot and it will remain lush green and smooth as far as it is well maintained,” Egbe said.

Egbe charged other state governments to emulate the Katsina State government that has gone for the very best, even as he insisted that the kind of astro-turf in Katsina is one endorsed by FIFA and cheaper to maintain when compared to natural grass.