Nigeria, May 8 -- The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has announced plans to rename the iconic M.K.O. Abiola Stadium in Abeokuta, elevating its status to reflect the facility's remarkable transformation.

Speaking during a press parley in the state capital, the governor suggested the edifice should now be known as the M.K.O. Abiola Sports Complex, following sweeping upgrades that have modernised and expanded the stadium's facilities ahead of the 22nd National Sports Festival.

The name change, he explained, is not merely cosmetic but reflects the stadium's evolution from a traditional football ground into a multi-sport, world-class arena.

"I was telling Mathematical Segun Odegbami earlier that it used to be called MKO Stadium. Today, ...