Oluwatoyin Gafaar, Director General (D-G), Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC) on Wednesday said the ultra-modern netball court and Olympic-size swimming pool built by the state government at Rowe Park, Yaba, Lagos, were ready to be inaugurated.
Gafaar said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelines of the African Sitting Volleyball Championships ongoing at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos.
Gafaar noted that Lagos was investing heavily in sports infrastructure to cater for its surging population and to arrest youth restiveness in the state.
“Lagos State with its new status as the 9th biggest state needs a lot of attention, especially in infrastructure and most importantly, sports infrastructure.
“In this wise, the Lagos State governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has deemed it fit as part of his all-inclusive sports drive along with his THEME plus agenda to invest heavily in sports infrastructure to cater for the need of the state.
“We have been investing in Sitting Volleyball since we came out of COVID-19 and our next sport is Netball. We now have a befitting Netball court constructed at Rowe Park, Yaba, ready.
“The Netball sport will be our next catch and we are making everything ready to make it appealing to our youths who will want to explore the sport,” he said.
Gafaar added: “By the time the Netball is commissioned, we will be ready to host all kind of competition on the court at Mobolaji Johnson Stadium, Rowe Park Yaba.
“I am sure Netball will resume fully in Lagos State and we are ready to host any international competition, even if there is a qualifier for the Paris 2024 for Netball, Lagos will be ready as host.”
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The LSSC boss also revealed that the newly built Olympic-size swimming pool would be commissioned along with other facilities before the end of the first quarter of the year.
“Our Olympic standard swimming pool at Rowe Park will also be ready along with the refurbished Indoor Sports Hall at the stadium as well,” Gafaar said. (NAN)
