Dream Team chief coach, Samson Siasia, is satisfied with the quality of the playing surface at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt.
The stadium is set to play host to Sunday’s 2016 Olympic football qualifier between Nigeria and Congo and Siasia was left impressed after his team trained at the facility for the first time on Monday.
“This is the first time I am seeing the pitch because we had been training at the Shell Club (also in Port Harcourt) since we arrived from Abuja.
“I am very impressed with how well the stadium has been maintained and especially the pitch which is very very good,” Siasia said on Monday.
Spokesman of the team, Timi Ebikagboro, also shared in the coach’s optimism.
“I have visited virtually all stadia in Nigeria and I make bold to say that apart from the pitch at Akwa Ibom International Stadium in Uyo, none is as good as this.
“Good pitches produce good football and I am sure we will get a good result on Sunday,” he said.
Nigeria’s U 23s will face their Congolese counterparts at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium on July 19.
The winner of the tie will qualify for the 2015 Caf U-23 championship in Senegal.
It will take place between November 28 and December 12, 2015 and will comprise a total of eight countries.
The tournament acts as qualification to the 2016 Summer Olympics men’s football tournament for the CAF, with the top three teams qualifying.
