Ahmadu_Bello_Stadium

Ahmadu Bello Stadium
Location	Kaduna
Coordinates	10°29′51″N 7°22′54″E
Capacity	16,000
Construction
Built	1965
Opened	1965
Architect	Jane Drew and Maxwell Fry
Tenants
	Kaduna United F.C.

Ahmadu Bello Stadium

Multi-purpose stadium in Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria

The Ahmadu Bello Stadium, simply referred to as ABS is a multi-purpose 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.

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The stadium consists of a main section for track and field events as well as football and two indoor sports centres.

Ahmadu Bello Stadium during the opening ceremony.

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"Disaster avoided as 40,000 cram into 16,000 stadium for Nigeria v Egypt". TheGuardian.com. 25 March 2016.

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Date	Team 1	Result	Team 2	Round
17 October 1998	Nigeria	8–0	Morocco	Group A
17 October 1998	DR Congo	4–1	Egypt
20 October 1998	Morocco	4–1	Egypt
20 October 1998	Nigeria	6–0	DR Congo
23 October 1998	Morocco	0–0	DR Congo
23 October 1998	Nigeria	6–0	Egypt
27 October 1998	Nigeria	6–0	Cameroon	Semi-finals
27 October 1998	Ghana	4–1 (a.e.t.)	DR Congo	Semi-finals

Date	Team 1	Result	Team 2	Attendance	Round
4 April 1999	Ghana	1–1	Croatia	16,000	Group B
4 April 1999	Argentina	1–0	Kazakhstan	16,000
7 April 1999	Ghana	1–0	Argentina	5,000
7 April 1999	Croatia	5–1	Kazakhstan	5,000
10 April 1999	Ghana	3–0	Kazakhstan	2,000
10 April 1999	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

Date	Team 1	Result	Team 2	Attendance	Round
26 October 2009	Uruguay	1–3	South Korea	13,700	Group F
26 October 2009	Algeria	0–1	Italy	18,418
29 October 2009	Italy	2–1	South Korea	11,400
29 October 2009	Uruguay	2–0	Algeria	13,879
1 November 2009	South Korea	2–0	Algeria	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

Ahmadu_Bello_Stadium

Ahmadu Bello Stadium

Notable football events

1998 African Women's Championship

1999 FIFA World Youth Championship

2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup

References

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