In January this year, thousands of Park Yard market vendors in downtown Kampala were evicted to pave way for redevelopment work in and around Nakivubo war memorial stadium. Demolition inside the stadium started late February which left two topflight league clubs in Police FC and SC Villa without a home ground.
But Engineer Ashaba says no one should worry as the stadium is going to be prepared to meet Fifa (football regulatory body) standards.
“Initially, we wanted to complete the stadium in three years and two months but there were some changes in the architectural plan; hence, we have to buy some more time to have standard and strong structures of the stadium,” Ashaba said.
Ashaba noted that the 30,000-sitter stadium is estimated to cost $49m (Shs 176.4bn). When completed, the stadium will have huge screens, confortable chairs and floodlights. There will be parking space for at least 1,000 vehicles and access for people with disabilities, among other facilities.
To mitigate flooding, Ashaba said the playing surface will be approximately 1.5m higher than the old pitch and they have planned for a standard drainage system.
For a change, the pavilion wing will have the main entrance which lies along Nakivubo place road (renamed John Ssebaana Kizito road). Initially, the main entrance was on Namirembe road.
