Lubango – The Tundavala Stadium in Lubango Municipality in the next few days will undergo repair works, said Monday in Huila, the minister of Youth and Sports, Palmira Barbosa.
The minister made this statement to the press in the framework of her two day-visit to the capital city of the southern Huila Province aiming to assess the sports and social infrastructures existing in the province under management of the ministry of Youth and Sports.
The minister said that the programme of works includes the recovery of the electronic board and the replacement of the current lockers as well as laying of synthetic turf in order to remove obstacles from sporting practices, in accordance with the recommendation of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
Palmira Barbosa said that the work will be carried out by a national company that has already been selected and without advancing the budget for equipment recovery and the starting date of the works, she said that it should be completed before 20 January of the current year, taking into account that on 26 January it is expected the announcement of whether or not the stadium has been approved by CAF to host international matches.
“In order to hold international matches, which are nearing, it is necessary to recover the aforementioned equipment, which must be resolved for the Tundavala Stadium”, said the minister.
The governor of Huíla, Nuno Mahapi, said that although major sports facilities depend on the ministry, the local government is finding policies for their recovery, in order to contribute to the development of football in the country and to host games at all levels.
After being questioned about the current state of the Multipurpose pavilion of Senhora do Monte, he pointed out that the local government and the Ministry are developing joint works for it to gain a new image very soon.
Regarding youth infrastructures in Lubango and the municipality of Humpata, the provincial governor said it is a project to be re-established in the current year in the framework of the Integrated Plan for Intervention in Municipalities (PIIM).
For Tuesday, the minister is due to visit the Multipurpose Pavilion of Nossa Senhora do Monte, the Youth House of Palanca in the municipality of Humpata and the Youth Community Centre of Lubango, as well as meeting with sports associations in the province.
Meanwhile, this is minister Palmira Barbosa's first visit to Huila province.
