Izuchukwu OkosiPremier League champions, Manchester City are set to begin work on increasing the capacity of the Etihad stadium to 61,000 capacity.
The Etihad currently has a capacity of 53,400, which is 7,304 less than that of the Emirates stadium, the home ground of Arsenal, who are currently leading the Premier League table and threatening to usurp Pep Guardiola’s team.
Arsenal currently have the fourth largest stadium in the top-flight, with a capacity of 60,704. That sits behind Manchester United’s Old Trafford – 74,310 seats – the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – 62,850 – and the 62,500-capacity London Stadium, used by West Ham.
As part of a wider expansion of the Etihad Stadium, Manchester City want to add an extra tier to the North Stand that would increase the stadium capacity.
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It would also jump the club — winner of four Premier League titles in the last five seasons — above the current capacity of Anfield, although Liverpool’s 54,074-seater stadium will increase to 61,000 by the start of next season under current development work.
Plans to develop the entirety of the Etihad’s North Stand include adding a covered fan zone, called City Square, that can hold 3,000 people, a new club shop, museum and hotel. People who live locally and Manchester City fans have been asked to give feedback on the proposals.
One of the ideas of the area development is to provide office space for start-ups and medium-sized businesses who collaborate with the club, the wider City Football Group or the Etihad Campus.
The Tottenham Hotspur and the Emirates stadiums are the most used stadiums for entertainment purposes in England.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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