List of stadiums in Nigeria

This is a List of stadiums in Nigeria by capacity. It also includes the current team in each stadium. Onikan Stadium, Lagos is the oldest stadium in Nigeria.

List

Stadium	Capacity	Commissioned	City	State/Territory	Tenant(s)	Ref
Moshood Abiola National Stadium	60,491	2003	Abuja	FCT		^[1]
Jos International Stadium	60,000		Jos	Plateau		^[2]^[3]
Lagos National Stadium	55,000	1972	Lagos	Lagos
Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium	38,000	2015	Port Harcourt	Rivers
Muhammadu Dikko Stadium	35,000	2013	Katsina	Katsina	Katsina United F.C.
MKO Abiola Stadium	35,000		Abeokuta	Ogun	Gateway United F.C.
Liberation Stadium	30,000		Port Harcourt	Rivers	Dolphins F.C.	^[4]^[5]
Godswill Akpabio International Stadium	30,000	2014	Uyo	Akwa Ibom	Akwa United	^[6]^[7]
Enyimba International Stadium	25,000	1992	Aba	Abia	Enyimba International F.C.	^[8]
Obafemi Awolowo Stadium	25,000		Ibadan	Oyo
Sani Abacha Stadium	25,000	1998	Kano	Kano	Kano Pillars F.C.
Teslim Balogun Stadium	24,325	2007	Surulere	Lagos	First Bank F.C. Vandrezzer FC
Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium	22,000		Enugu	Enugu	Enugu Rangers
Stephen Keshi Stadium	22,000	2018	Asaba	Delta
Gateway Stadium	20,000		Ijebu-Ode	Ogun	FC Ebedei
Aper Aku Stadium	20,000		Makurdi	Benue	Lobi Stars	^[9]
Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium	20,000	1983	Benin City	Edo	Bendel Insurance F.C.	^[10]
Warri Township Stadium	20,000		Warri	Delta	Warri Wolves F.C.
Kwara State Stadium	18,000		Ilorin	Kwara	Kwara United F.C. ABS F.C.
Ahmadu Bello Stadium	16,000	1965	Kaduna	Kaduna		^[11]
Sapele Stadium	16,000		Sapele	Delta	Bayelsa United F.C.	^[12]
U. J. Esuene Stadium	16,000	1977	Calabar	Cross River	Calabar Rovers
Hadejia Stadium	15,000		Hadejia	Jigawa	Jigawa Golden Stars F.C.
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium	15,000		Bauchi	Bauchi	Wikki Tourists	^[13]
Rwang Pam Stadium	15,000		Jos	Plateau	Plateau United JUTH F.C. Mighty Jets
Ikpeazu Memorial Stadium	12,000	2009		Anambra	Anambra Pillars F.C. Anambra United F.C.
Pantami Stadium	12,000			Gombe	Gombe United F.C.	^[14]^[15]
Jalingo City Stadium	12,000	2002	Jalingo	Taraba	Taraba FC
Ilaro Stadium	12,000	2008	Ilaro	Ogun	Gateway United F.C.
Abubakar Umar Memorial Stadium	10,000		Gombe	Gombe	Gombe United F.C.	^[16]
Akure Township Stadium	10,000		Akure	Ondo	Sunshine Stars F.C.	^[17]
Dan Anyiam Stadium	10,000			Imo	Heartland F.C.	^[18]
El-Kanemi Stadium	10,000		Owerri	Borno	El-Kanemi Warriors
Lekan Salami Stadium	10,000		Ibadan	Oyo	Shooting Stars FC
Oshogbo Stadium	10,000			Osun	Prime F.C.
Ranchers Bees Stadium	10,000			Kaduna	Ranchers Bees
Sharks Stadium	10,000			Rivers	Sharks F.C.
Zaria Township Stadium	10,000			Kaduna	Kaduna United F.C.
Kano Pillars Stadium	10,000		Kano	Kano	Kano Pillars F.C.
Jay Jay Okocha Stadium	8,000			Delta	Delta Force F.C.
Katsina Township Stadium	5,000			Katsina
Lafia Township Stadium	5,000			Nasarawa	Nasarawa United
Minna Township Stadium	5,000			Niger	Niger Tornadoes
Oghara Township Stadium	5,000			Bayelsa	Ocean Boys F.C. Bayelsa United
Old Parade Ground	5,000			FCT	Abuja F.C.
Onikan Stadium	5,000	1930		Lagos	Stationery Stores F.C. First Bank F.C. Julius Berger FC
Oyo Township Stadium	5,000			Oyo	Atiba F.C.
Sardauna Memorial Stadium	5,000		Gusau	Zamfara	Zamfara United F.C.
Ughelli Township Stadium	5,000	2002		Delta	Ocean Boys FC
Umuahia Township Stadium	5,000			Abia	Abia Warriors F.C. Abia Comets
Uyo Township Stadium	5,000			Akwa Ibom	Akwa United F.C.	^[19]
Yenagoa Township Stadium	5,000			Bayelsa	Ocean Boys FC Bayelsa United
Ebedi city Stadium	5,000		Iseyin	Oyo	Iseyin FC
Agege Stadium	4,000			Lagos	MFM FC Bridge Boys F.C. Pepsi Football Academy	^[20]^[21]
Gabros Stadium	3,000			Anambra	Gabros International

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External links

•   Media related to Sports venues in Nigeria at Wikimedia Commons