How MONIMICHELLE Is Building 7 Stadia At A Go

Football

– Across NIGERIA

If you have actually seen NPFL football in the last 10 years on a brand-new grass, opportunities are Monimichelle Sports Facility Construction Ltd lagged it.

Established in August 2011 by FIFA-licensed match representative and arena professional, Chief Ebi Ezekiel Egbe, aka Moni-Luv, the Bayelsa-based business has actually grown to end up being Nigeria’s leading native sports facilities company.
According to the business’s records, Monimichelle has actually built and provided over 15 CAF/FIFA-standard arena in Nigeria and still building and keeping about 7 at a go currently.
No less than 15 arena in Nigeria have actually Monimichelle brand name marked on it currently. City People examination exposes that never ever in the history of arena building and construction in this nation has anybody or business held so tight to the numero uno position than Monimichelle. There is the argument that due to the fact that he does not desire to provide less, he often turn down jobs while asking the customers to tarry a while. He is engaged all year round.Yet it is rather of a story for those near to this Bayelsa-born suave business owner who matured, in part in the renowned Ajegunle in Lagos before travelling for greener pastures in UK. That was where he horned his abilities as a FIFA– licenced soccer representative, representing the similarity previous Super Eagles left back, Ifeanyi Udeze, at a time before lastly settling into pitch building and construction service.
Here is a breakdown of what Monimichelle has actually constructed and what is presently continuous since September 2026.

A. FULL STADIUM RENOVATIONS/ PITCHES
(1 )Remo Stars Stadium, Ikenne, Ogun State
Home to Remo Stars FC. In 2025 it ended up being the very first pitch in Nigeria to get FIFA Quality accreditation for a hybrid grass. Monimichelle called it “the very first pitch to have FIFA President accreditation hybrid-pitch here in Ikenne”.
(2) Enyimba International Stadium, Aba, Abia State 25,000-seater arena. Monimichelle set up the 100% natural GEO innovation pitch in 2016.
(3) Yakubu Gowon Stadium, Port Harcourt, Rivers State(continuous) Formerly Liberation Stadium. Going through “overall remodelling” after being shabby for 15 years. Rivers State Government granted the remodelling to Monimichelle in August 2025 and the business did not require time in setting in motion to website.
(4) Samson Siasia Stadium, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.
(5) Aper Aku Stadium, Makurdi, Benue State.
N1.7 billion restoration agreement checked in August 2024 for FIFA-standard pitch, floodlights, scoreboard and sports track.
(6) Awka City Stadium, Anambra State.
Hybrid artificial pitch set up throughout the Obiano administration. Egbe stated the pitch had “clever drain network” and “12 to 14 years life expectancy”.
(7) Muhammadu Dikko Stadium, Katsina.
8. Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Lagos.
Other significant pitch setups.
Monimichelle’s core organization is pitch innovation. The business states it brought hybrid artificial grass innovation to Nigeria 15 years back. Beyond the arena above, they have actually dealt with pitches throughout NPFL clubs and schools, concentrating on FIFA-certified surface areas for “security, toughness, ball roll and rebound”.
Since 2026, Monimichelle CEO Ebi Egbe validated the business is dealing with the Yakubu Gowon Stadium and Sardauna Stadium jobs in Zamfara.
Monimichelle focuses on structure and keeping football pitches/stadiums. The business prides itself on thorough and cool tasks and not jeopardizing quality.
It has actually not been without disputes.In 2024 difference with NFF over a deserted mini-stadium task under FIFA Forward 2.0 in Ugborodo, Delta State and Aper Aku Stadium over ¦ 1.3 billion launched however the arena supposedly stays insufficient. Monimichelle was priced quote to have actually stated: “I would not share task cash with football jobbers” while guaranteeing to provide on any jobs his business undertakes.
As a native company, Monimichelle has actually filled a space as soon as controlled by foreign professionals like Julius Berger, CCECC, Sporthill, Vast, Webuild and so on.
In 2024, Egbe was welcomed as visitor speaker at the Africa Football Business Summit in Kenya for his proficiency in pitch technology.His argument is that “excellent pitches is essential to drawing in sponsors” which NPFL requires “constant pitches with great surface area”.
From Aba to Katsina, Ikenne to Port Harcourt, Monimichelle has actually straight touched a minimum of 15 arena tasks in Nigeria with over 10 provided with CAF/FIFA requirement.
For numerous NPFL clubs, Monimichelle grass have actually ended the age of using sand and mud. The next obstacle, according to critics and even the business, is upkeep, prompt financing, and making sure tasks are finished on schedule.
The huge headings, Chief Egbe is a down to earth character, a fashionista who has actually not forgotten his simple starts from the creeks of Southern Ijaw in Bayelsa to Ajegunle in Lagos before accepting the klieg lights of London. Those who understand a couple of features of him state he is generous to a fault and has actually done a lot in boosting individuals of Bayelsa specifically those of Southern Ijaw where he hails.

Wole Alakija
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