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Pitch test concludes in Sierra Leone’s new Bo Stadium
KIWA ISA Sport, a FIFA-preferred company based in the Netherlands concluded a Fifa mandatory pitch Inspection of the newly built Sothern Arena in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone on Thursday, February 23rd.
Southern Arena has a 6,000 seating capacity located in the Kandeh Town area close to Njala University, Bo City, Sierra Leone.
Inspections were carried out by Netherlands-based Institute for Sports Facilities (Instituut voor Sportaccommodaties B.V.), known as Kiwa ISA Sport, is an independent professional body specialising in top quality, hard-wearing and safe sports facilities: Kiwa ISA Sport is a world market leader in all aspects of testing sports facilities.
As part of the criteria set by FIFA for approving new sports facilities, the Southern Arena mandatory pitch-testing exercise focused on several areas ball rebound, ball roll, shock absorption, rational resistance, and pitch dimension.
According to the surface testing Expert Cemil Nadir, the pitch certification will be available in three weeks, following a laboratory test to be conducted in the Netherlands using a few samples collected from the pitch.
The Sierra Leone Football Association Deputy General Secretary, Mohamed Benson Bawoh, was part of the exercise to ensure that all specifics were carefully taken into account for perfection.
Southern Arena has a 6,000 seating capacity located in the Kandeh Town area close to Njala University, Bo City, Sierra Leone.
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