The Greater Amman Municipality has started revamping sports facilities in the capital and floated four tenders for renovating several others in preparation for the 2016 FIFA U 17 Women s World Cup.
Mahmoud Amoush the competition s project manager said work is on track to prepare for the competition which will shed more light on the Kingdom and its women s sports.
Work on the facilities is expected to wrap up by mid2016 as the competition kicks off later that year he said.
The municipality floated the four tenders worth JD598 million to rehabilitate the King Abdullah International Stadium in east Ammans Qweismeh area and Khreibet Al Souk Stadium in Amman the director of GAM s supervision and projects department Kamal Arafa said.
The first tender worth JD2.6 million will include rehabilitating the facilities of King Abdullah International Stadium constructing a new 1600 square metre adjacent building and rehabilitating the seating at the stadium.
Arafa noted that the tender will also include preparing a media building equipped with state of the art equipment and offering a venue for press conferences and an area for commentators that will overlook the stadium.
The second tender worth JD650 000 will cover revamping the grass pitch according to the statement.
The third tender which will cost JD2.4 million will cover the rehabilitation of the Khreibet Al Souk grass pitch and boosting its infrastructure while the fourth tender will include setting up a huge LED screen worth JD333 000 in accordance with FIFA standards at the King Abdullah International Stadium.
Amoush said work has already started at the stadium while the tender of the Khreibet Al Souk pitch is in its final procedures.
The Kingdom will provide four major stadiums to host the matches located in three cities Amman Irbid and Zarqa.