Is it poor maintenance eating up Namboole national stadium?

On the issue of management not injecting enough funds to improve the state of the pitch so that it can match international standards, Ssewanyana says, these funds are not even there in the first place.

“The money is not yet there. However, we are in the pipe line of developing strategies that are meant to improve the state of the field. Purchasing a football pitch rain cover to shield water from entering into the grass is part of this plan as well,” he says.

“In terms of having a stadium that meets international standards, we shall get there when the time comes,” he adds.

Hassan Mawanda Wasswa, the Cranes Captain, however, strongly believes the money is there but management is not utilising it for improving the state of the pitch.

“How can a whole management not have money to improve indoor sports facilities within their own arena?” Mawanda asks.

The Cranes Captain goes ahead to state that the grass on the pitch is not even the ideal type for playing football.

“The grass is of poor quality and this is why you see the pitch clogging often whenever there is a heavy downpour,” Wasswa says, with an angry tone.

He says it is actually this that causes embarrassment when other foreign teams come to use the pitch for playing various tournaments.
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