Watin dey happen, my people? E be like say Union Saint-Gilloise don decide to ginger their game with new stadium wey go fit hold 16,000 fans. But no be everybody dey happy for dat one o!
Dem wan build am for Bempt area, wey plenty people dey call valuable green land. Residents dey vex say dem no want their trees and green area chopped off just like dat. Na wah!
Two days ago, e don happen say na em Union go face PSV for Champions League competition. Dis na dem first time wey dem go dey participate for this level. PSV don show say dem no wan carry last, as dem just win NEC wey be last match. We dey expect person like Gilloise to shine, but e go depend on how dem fit manage the match on Tuesday.
PSV don dey turn up since dem dey campaign for this tournament, while Union go need all their mojo to shine for the big stage. And for dem current stadium, e dey limit their chances because e no fit accommodate fans wey fit come watch European matches.
The blame no fit lie on only the players. If dem build dis new stadium fast-fast, e go help dem grow and expand dem profile for football world, abeg! But no forget say environmental activists don raise their voices, dey push for change, as dem no gree allow any kind of work wey go affect the land and trees. E go be like say na wahala go follow this project as dem don chop 237 trees, but dem go plant new 239 trees to balance the wahala.
As dem shoot for the new stadium, dem also promise to reduce traffic issues on match days, make e easier for fans to waka come watch dem team play. Dem dey plan some park-and-ride scheme, plus over 2,000 bicycle space for those wey wan do bicycle waka. But you know say for Naija, if person sabi waka go match, e go carry motor, and traffic go dey scatter everywhere.
The project still dey face some legal hurdles, as some organizations dey plan to contest the decision wey don approve the tree removal. Dey talk say e no go fit replace the old trees wey don dey there for decades with newly planted ones. And na im make stakeholders dey cautious, because if any body challenge dem, the wahala fit last long.
Abeg, make we watch how this matter go play out. E fit change dem future for dem boys wey wan make history, but first thing be say dem gats sort this environmental wahala before dem feet build their dream stadium. All eyes go dey on dem!
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