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Ahmadu Bello Stadium

Coordinates: 10°29′51″N 7°22′54″E / 10.49750°N 7.38167°E / 10.49750; 7.38167
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Ahmadu Bello Stadium
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LocationKaduna
Coordinates10°29′51″N 7°22′54″E / 10.49750°N 7.38167°E / 10.49750; 7.38167
Capacity16,000
Construction
Built1965
Opened1965
ArchitectJane Drew and Maxwell Fry
Tenants
Kaduna United F.C.

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.

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.

Notable football events

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Date Team 1 Result Team 2 Round
17 October 1998  Nigeria 8–0  Morocco Group A
 DR Congo 4–1  Egypt
20 October 1998  Morocco 4–1  Egypt
 Nigeria 6–0  DR Congo
23 October 1998  Morocco 0–0  DR Congo
 Nigeria 6–0  Egypt
27 October 1998  Nigeria 6–0  Cameroon Semi-finals
 Ghana 4–1 (a.e.t.)  DR Congo
Date Team 1 Result Team 2 Attendance Round
4 April 1999  Ghana 1–1  Croatia 16,000 Group B
 Argentina 1–0  Kazakhstan
7 April 1999  Ghana 1–0  Argentina 5,000
 Croatia 5–1  Kazakhstan
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
Date Team 1 Result Team 2 Attendance Round
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

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