The Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos, now wears a new look ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualifying match between Nigeria and Liberia on Friday.

Sola Aiyepeku, Chairman, Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC), told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) the facility was ready to host the match.

“The road has been a tough ride, but it is a good thing getting our facility ready for the World Cup qualifiers. We have what it takes to prepare the place in readiness for the match.

“Going round on inspection, our facility managers are already on ground, the groundsmen, sweepers, the pitch managers and other logistics, being put in place.

“We are so lucky to have our sport loving governor, who gave his approval, and I want to thank Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu for making it happen because he shares our vision.

“If not for Gov. Sanwo-Olu’s vision, we will not have come to this point and also the good thing is that the Super Eagles themselves love Lagos,” he said.

The clash between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Lone Stars of Liberia will be hosted in Lagos for the second time, after the successful outing of the Eagles in the last AFCON qualifiers in which they triumphed 3-0 against the Crocodiles of Lesotho.

The match is scheduled to kick-off at 5:00 p.m. Nigerian time, with Munkaila Nassam Adam from Ghana as match commissioner, and Kouassi Attisso Attiogbe from Togo as the referee.

The game would also have two other Togolese nationals, Komlan Domenyo Adiwotso, Limna Kabassima, as first and second referees, respectively.

Yelebodom Gado Bodjona, also of Togo, would serve as the fourth official, while Abdellah El Achiri from Morocco would be the referee assessor.