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Godswill Akpabio International Stadium

  • Address: Uyo
  • Country: Nigeria
  • Capacity: 30,000
  • Opened: 2014
  • Main use: Football
  • Tenants: Akwa United (football)

Extra stadium info – Godswill Akpabio International Stadium

The construction of the stadium, formerly known as the Akwa Ibom International Stadium, started in 2012. It opened as one of the largest sports venues by capacity in Nigeria. The Godswill Akpabio International Stadium is also used for athletics. It is sometimes used by the national football team of Nigeria. They played their first-ever FIFA World Cup game in the United States in 1994. Akwa United Football Club use the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium for home games. The club is among the first Nigerian sports clubs with 10,000 followers on its main social media page. Akwa United was founded in 1996 and they played their first-ever Nigerian top-flight football league match in 2007.

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