The Pan African Civic Educator Network (PACENET) is concerned with the delays to complete the 22, 000 seat Thyolo stadium, owing to government's funding inconsistencies.

There are high prospects that a 20, 000 capacity Thyolo stadium will be completed by February 2023 following a nod by Public Procurement and Disposal Authority (PPDA) to revise the construction budget of the facility from K2.6 billion to K5. 6 billion, Thyolo District Commissioner, Douglas Moffat says.

Cost implications triggered by the recent devaluation of the Kwacha and fuel hike have forced authorities in Thyolo to extend deadline of a 20, 000-seater Thyolo stadium.