The Executive Chairman of the Kwara State Sports Commission, Mallam Bolakale Magaji has dispelled reports that state stadium was used for any political rally leading to the pitches needing repairs.

Magaji vowed that the Main-Bowl of the Kwara State Stadium Complex will be fit and ready for Kwara United Football Club next season.

“Only person that has been in Kwara for the last four years would say that the Kwara State Stadium Main-Bowl was used for political rally,” said Coach Mogaji, in an oblique reference to a statement from some political opposition element’s who alleged that the stadium was put to use for political rally by the state Governor.

Earlier, though, the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) had listed Kwara State Stadium as one of the stadia that may not see action in top tier league owing to what the league body described as deplorable condition.

Apart from Kwara United, Abia Warriors, Sunshine Stars, Shooting Stars are other clubs that have been directed to work on defects in their stadium.

The others are Niger Tornadoes, Plateau United, and the newly promoted El-Kanemi Warriors.

The league body ordered the clubs to upgrade their playing turf or face the prospect of playing on alternative grounds.

But Magaji said that these routine directives are made to clubs at the end of seasons which does mean that the entire stadium ground is bad.

“Kwara State Stadium has one of the best turfs in the country. It is normal that at the end of the season, some pitches or aspects of the stadium would need repairs. That is all the league body is saying,” explained the Sports Commission boss.