TOP 6 BEST STADIUMS IN NIGERIA 2022

The best stadiums in Nigeria
Stadiums in Nigeria

Moshood Abiola Stadium
New national stadium, commissioned in 2000 by the Nigerian government, was built on 29 hectares in the west of Abuja. Planned as the westernmost landmark of two central avenues of the capital, it stands on the opposite side to the national assembly building (easternmost). The building is connected by a set of pedestrian bridges to an even more spacious multi-use sports complex south, also providing it with vast parking sites.
When constructed, the stadium was among the largest, most modern and most expensive stadia in Africa. In fact, with 54 billion naira (some $360 million in 2003), the stadium was back then among the most expensive worldwide, earning it quite some criticism.
Capacity 60,000


Godswill Akpabio International Stadium (Akwa Ibom Stadium)
The Akwa Ibom Stadium is unique for its crescent-shaped steel beams, the impressive facade as well as for the extensive use of precast concrete units. The greatest challenge during the completion of the multipurpose arena was the planning, logistics and construction of the stadium’s facade, which measures approximately 14,000 m² and is made of prefabricated, triangular acrylic glass elements with eye-shaped openings arranged in a varying pattern. The rectangular steel frames, to which the acrylic glass elements are point-fixed, diagonally brace the crescent-shaped steel framework structure. The facade of the grandstand is also made of acrylic glass plates and can – depending on the event – be illuminated by LED flood lights from the inside.
Capacity 30,000


The Lagos National Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Surulere, Lagos State, Nigeria, which comprises an Olympic-size swimming arena and a multipurpose arena used for athletics, rugby, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, wrestling and boxing matches. It was used mostly for football matches until 2004. It hosted several international competitions including the 1980 African Cup of Nations final, the 2000 African Cup of Nations final, and FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. It also served as the main stadium for the 1973 All-Africa Games.
Capacity 55,000



Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium
Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, on the north end of the city in the Omagwa neighbourhood. The stadium is named after Adokiye Amiesimaka, a former player with Nigeria's National football team who was among the squad that won the African Nations Cup in 1980, former Chairman of Sharks Football club and a former Attorney General of Rivers State.
Capacity 38,000


Muhammadu Dikko Stadium
Muhammadu Dikko Stadium is an all-seater association football and athletics stadium in Katsina, Katsina State, Nigeria. The stadium is owned and maintained by the Katsina State Government. Construction started in the early 1990s, during the military Governorship of John Madaki, but was later abandoned. The project was resurrected and completed by Governor Ibrahim Shehu Shema, and was opened in 2013 as Karkanda Stadium. In 2016, it was renamed after Katsina's 20th Century Emir Muhammadu Dikko
Capacity 35,000


MKO Abiola Stadium
MKO Abiola Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Abeokuta, Nigeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Gateway F.C.
Capacity 35,000