Uganda Premier League champions, Vipers Sports Club have unveiled new refurbished stadium and squad for 2018/19 season. Vipers patron, Dr. Lawrence Mulindwa called a press conference and showed journalists a magnificent new look St. Marys Stadium which has been installed with artificial turf, AstroTurf.
In April, Africa football governing body, CAF refused to approve St. Marys Stadium saying the pitch was uneven with slopes all over which prompted Mulindwa to ditch the natural grass for AstroTurf.
Mukindwa told the press that he had to do what he had to do to deliver the quality basing on CAF & FUFA guidelines.
“We had to do whatever that was revealed by the FUFA and CAF teams to improve the quality of the playing surface. We identified the people whom we could work with.”
“This playing surface suits modernity, convenience and time factor lasting for more than 40 years”
“This is the latest edition of artificial grass – G3. The laying of the artificial surface is the second of the four phases undertaken in the upgrade of St. Mary’s Stadium. Next, we shall have the modern floodlights and the expansion of the Western wing.”
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