Prominent Football Administrator and former Amidaus Professional chief, Baba Gedo has called for the dissolution of the National Sports Authority.
Gedo in an interview on Happy FM, expressed concern over the management of stadiums across the country, pointing to the deteriorating conditions of pitches and overall mismanagement.
“Look at how our stadiums in the country are being managed, look at the current state of our pitches… The National Sports Authority should be dissolved, and these stadiums should be given to private individuals to manage. They have managed these stadiums poorly and play a role in the disastrous nature of our football,” Gedo asserted during the interview.
Gedo’s comments come at a time when the state of sports infrastructure has been a subject of ongoing debate within the football community. The call for privatization, according to Gedo, is rooted in the belief that private entities would be more efficient and capable of maintaining the stadiums to a higher standard.
The National Sports Authority, responsible for overseeing and managing sports infrastructure nationwide, now faces increased scrutiny as stakeholders evaluate the merits of privatization against the current state of affairs.