By Aliko Munde

Chitipa, May 28, Mana: Chitipa District Council has announced that its 15,000-capacity stadium is now ready to host TNM Super League matches following the completion of key facilities, including the VIP stand, dressing rooms, ablution block, terraces, drainage system, and ticket office.

Director of Public Works for Chitipa District Council, Engineer Misheck Gondwe accompanied by the media was speaking on Wednesday after touring the stadium.

“All the construction works have been completed. We have managed to complete in time because we awarded the contract to four contractors

All contractors are expected to handover the facilities to the district council ready to be used,” Gondwe said.

Gondwe added that Chitipa United will now use Chitipa Stadium as its home ground, allowing the team and its supporters to reduce the costs previously incurred when traveling to Karonga for matches.

One of the football followers in Chitipa, Samson Sibale, described the completion of the project as timely and commended government for the project.

Construction of the stadium was financed by the World Bank through Governance to Enable Service Delivery (GESD) Project to the tune of K720 million.