Ahmadu Bello Stadium
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| Location | Kaduna |
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| Coordinates | Coordinates: 10°29′51″N 7°22′54″E / 10.49750°N 7.38167°E |
| Capacity | 16,000 |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1965 |
| Opened | 1965 |
| Architect | Jane Drew and Maxwell Fry |
| Tenants | |
| Kaduna United F.C. | |
The Ahmadu Bello Stadium, simply referred to as ABS is a multipurpose stadium in Kaduna city, Kaduna State, Nigeria. It was designed in 1965 by the English architects Jane Drew and Maxwell Fry. As of 2016, it is used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 16,000[1] people.
The stadium consists of a main section for track and field events as well as football and two indoor sports centers.
Mr Dare Sunday - the Sports Minister, during his visit to Ahmadu Bello Stadium (ABS) in Kaduna applauded the maintenance culture of the facilities and the state of the stadium. He was pleased that even though Ahmadu Bello Stadium has been existing for more than 50 years ago, it is still in good condition. He further said "what I have seen today is not disappointing but, there is room for improvement on the facility.” The facilities inspected by the minister at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium included the football playing pitch, swimming pool, indoor games hall and hostels, among others.[2]
Notable football events[]
1998 African Women's Championship[]
| Date | Team 1 | Result | Team 2 | Round |
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| 17 October 1998 |  Nigeria |
8–0 |  Morocco |
Group A |
 DR Congo |
4–1 |  Egypt
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| 20 October 1998 | Morocco |
4–1 | Egypt
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| Nigeria |
6–0 | DR Congo
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| 23 October 1998 | Morocco |
0–0 | DR Congo
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| Nigeria |
6–0 | Egypt
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| 27 October 1998 | Nigeria |
6–0 |  Cameroon |
Semi-finals |
 Ghana |
4–1 (a.e.t.) | DR Congo
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1999 FIFA World Youth Championship[]
| Date | Team 1 | Result | Team 2 | Attendance | Round |
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| 4 April 1999 | Ghana |
1–1 |  Croatia |
16,000 | Group B |
 Argentina |
1–0 |  Kazakhstan
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| 7 April 1999 | Ghana |
1–0 | Argentina |
5,000 | |
| Croatia |
5–1 | Kazakhstan
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| 10 April 1999 | Ghana |
3–0 | Kazakhstan |
2,000 | |
| Croatia |
0–0 | Argentina |
4,000 | ||
| 14 April 1999 | Ghana |
2–0 |  Costa Rica |
1,000 | Round of 16 |
| 18 April 1999 |  Spain |
1–1 (a.e.t.) (8–7 p) | Ghana |
19,000 | Quarter-final |
| 21 April 1999 |  Mali |
1–3 | Spain |
6,000 | Semi-final |
2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup[]
| Date | Team 1 | Result | Team 2 | Attendance | Round |
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| 26 October 2009 |  Uruguay |
1–3 |  South Korea |
13,700 | Group F |
 Algeria |
0–1 |  Italy |
18,418 | ||
| 29 October 2009 | Italy |
2–1 | South Korea |
11,400 | |
| Uruguay |
2–0 | Algeria |
13,879 | ||
| 1 November 2009 | South Korea |
14,755 | |||
| 4 November 2009 | Italy |
2–1 |  United States |
11,301 | Round of 16 |
| 9 November 2009 | Spain |
3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Uruguay |
10,281 | Quarter-final |
References[]
- ^ "Disaster avoided as 40,000 cram into 16,000 stadium for Nigeria v Egypt". TheGuardian.com. 25 March 2016.
- ^ "Dare pledges to revive facilities, commends handlers of Ahmadu Bello Stadium". guardian.ng. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
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