List of football stadiums in Nigeria

The following is a list of football stadiums in Nigeria by capacity. It also includes the current team in each stadium. The Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Lagos is the oldest stadium in Nigeria.[1]

Current stadiums

# Image Stadium Capacity City State Home team(s) Opened Ref
1 Moshood Abiola National Stadium 60,491 Abuja FCT Nigeria national football team 2003 [2]
2 Jos International Stadium 60,000 Jos Plateau [3][4]
3

Lagos National Stadium 45,000 Lagos Lagos Cowrie Rugby Football Club 1972
4 Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium 38,000 Port Harcourt Rivers 2015
5 Muhammadu Dikko Stadium 35,000 Katsina Katsina Katsina United F.C. 2013
6 Godswill Akpabio International Stadium 30,000 Uyo Akwa Ibom Akwa United 2014 [5][6]
7 Rojenny International Stadium 30,000 Oba Anambra
8 Confluence Stadium 25,000 Lokoja Kogi
9

Obafemi Awolowo Stadium 25,000 Ibadan Oyo
10 Teslim Balogun Stadium 24,325 Surulere Lagos First Bank F.C. 2007
11 Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium 22,000 Enugu Enugu Enugu Rangers
12 Stephen Keshi Stadium 22,000 Asaba Delta 2018
13 Gateway Stadium 20,000 Ijebu-Ode Ogun FC Ebedei
14 Warri Township Stadium 20,000 Warri Delta Warri Wolves F.C.
15

Kwara State Stadium 18,000 Ilorin Kwara Kwara United F.C.
ABS FC
16 Ahmadu Bello Stadium 16,000 Kaduna Kaduna 1965 [7]
17 Enyimba International Stadium 16,000 Aba Abia Enyimba International F.C. 1992 [8]
18 Liberation Stadium 16,000 Port Harcourt Rivers Dolphins F.C. [9][10]
19 Sani Abacha Stadium 16,000 Kano Kano Kano Pillars F.C. 1998
20 UJ Esuene Stadium 16,000 Calabar Cross River Calabar Rovers 1977
21 Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium 15,000 Bauchi Bauchi Wikki Tourists [11]
22 Rwang Pam Stadium 15,000 Jos Plateau Plateau United
JUTH F.C.
Mighty Jets
23 Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium 12,000 Benin City Edo Bendel Insurance F.C. 1983 [12][13]
24 Pantami Stadium 12,000 Gombe Gombe United F.C. [14][15]
25 Jalingo City Stadium 12,000 Jalingo Taraba Taraba FC 2002
26 Ilaro Stadium 12,000 Ilaro Ogun Gateway United F.C. 2008
27 Abubakar Umar Memorial Stadium 10,000 Gombe Gombe Gombe United F.C. [16]
28 Dan Anyiam Stadium 10,000 Imo Heartland F.C. [17]
29 Delta State Polytechnic Ozoro Stadium 16,000 Ozoro Delta
30 El-Kanemi Stadium 10,000 Owerri Borno El-Kanemi Warriors
31 FC Ifeanyi Ubah International Stadium 10,000 Anambra FC Ifeanyi Ubah
32 Lekan Salami Stadium 10,000 Ibadan Oyo Shooting Stars FC
33 MKO Abiola Stadium 10,000 Abeokuta Ogun Gateway United F.C.
34
35 Oshogbo Stadium 10,000 Osun Prime F.C.
36 Sapele Stadium 10,000 Sapele Delta Bayelsa United F.C. [18]
37 Zaria Township Stadium 10,000 Kaduna Kaduna United F.C.
38 Kano Pillars Stadium 10,000 Kano Kano Kano Pillars F.C.
39 Uyo Township Stadium 8,000 Akwa Ibom Akwa United F.C.
Vandrezzer FC		 [19]
40 Aper Aku Stadium 8,000 Makurdi Benue Lobi Stars [20]
41 Jay Jay Okocha Stadium 8,000 Delta Delta Force F.C.
42 Covenant University Stadium 6,500[21] Ogun
43 Akure Township Stadium 5,000 Akure Ondo Sunshine Stars F.C. [22]
44 Ikpeazu Memorial Stadium 5,000 Anambra Anambra Pillars F.C.
Anambra United F.C.		 2009
45 Katsina Township Stadium 5,000 Katsina
46 Lafia Township Stadium 5,000 Nasarawa Nasarawa United
47 Minna Township Stadium 5,000 Niger Niger Tornadoes
48 Nsukka Township Stadium 5,000 Enugu
49 Oghara Township Stadium 5,000 Bayelsa Ocean Boys F.C.
Bayelsa United
50 Old Parade Ground 5,000 FCT Abuja F.C.
51 Oyo Township Stadium 5,000 Oyo Atiba F.C.
52 Sardauna Memorial Stadium 5,000 Gusau Zamfara Zamfara United F.C.
53 Ughelli Township Stadium 5,000 Delta Ughelli Rovers FC 2002
54 Sharks Stadium 5,000 Rivers Sharks F.C.
55 Umuahia Township Stadium 5,000 Abia Abia Warriors F.C.
Abia Comets
56 Yenagoa Township Stadium 5,000 Bayelsa Ocean Boys FC
Bayelsa United
57 Ebedi City Stadium 5,000 Iseyin Oyo Iseyin FC
58 Uniport Sport Arena 5,000 Port Harcourt Rivers Rivers Angel FC
Obio Akpor FC
59 Agege Stadium 4,000 Lagos MFM FC
Bridge Boys F.C.
Pepsi Football Academy		 [23][24]

Future stadiums

Stadium Capacity City Home team Opening
Abia International Stadium 40,000 Abia State Abia Warriors 2030
Ebonyi Olympic stadium 35,000 Ebonyi state National Football team and Abakaliki F.C. 2030
Bayelsa Stadium 25,000 Bayelsa State National Football Team and Bayelsa United 2027
Yola ultra Modern stadium 20,000 Adamawa state Adamawa United 2026
Lagos Arena 12,000[25] Lagos Nigeria men's national basketball team 2025
Edo Arena 6,000 Benin City Bendel Insurance F.C. 2025

See also

References

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