NNL: Lobi Stars get nod to play at McCarthy Stadium home in Makurdi
The Nigeria National League (NNL) has approved the McCarthy Stadium in Makurdi as venue for the home matches of Lobi Stars Football Club of Makurdi.
The NNL management gave the permission after recent inspections carried out at the stadium.
McCarthy Stadium is a 5,000 capacity seater located at the Wadata area of Makkurdi, Benue State.
Chief Operating Officer of the League, Danlami Alanana stating why the approval was given said the McCarthy Stadium now has minimum requirements that meets the League’s standard.
“For now, we are impressed with the upgrade they have done. We visited and have seen what they have on ground.”
“Recall the same venue was chosen for the opening match of the season but we had to do a u turn because of their failure to put basic facilities in place. What they have now is better,” he stated.
Alanana warned that the permission to use the McCarthy Stadium is provisional and can be withdrawn if the Standard is not maintained insisting that the NNL shall keep monitoring the venue.
Lobi Stars who adopted the Lafia City Stadium, Nasarawa will now relocate to the McCarthy Stadium to play host to teams in the second stanza of the league which gets underway this weekend.
However, the Fr. Alia boys will this weekend (February 14) play away in Sokoto against Sokoto United after which they would on February 21 host Doma United in their first home game of the second stanza at the McCarthy Stadium.
