Ahmadu Bello Stadium Explained
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.
Notable football events
Date | Team 1 | Result | Team 2 | Round |
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17 October 1998 | | 8–0 | | Group A |
| 4–1 | |
20 October 1998 | | 4–1 | |
| 6–0 | |
23 October 1998 | | 0–0 | |
| 6–0 | |
27 October 1998 | | 6–0 | | Semi-finals |
| 4–1 | | |
Date | Team 1 | Result | Team 2 | Attendance | Round |
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4 April 1999 | | 1–1 | | 16,000 | Group B |
| 1–0 | |
7 April 1999 | | 1–0 | | 5,000 |
| 5–1 | |
10 April 1999 | | 3–0 | | 2,000 |
| 0–0 | | 4,000 |
14 April 1999 | | 2–0 | | 1,000 | Round of 16 |
18 April 1999 | | 1–1 | | 19,000 | Quarter-final |
21 April 1999 | | 1–3 | | 6,000 | Semi-final | |
Date | Team 1 | Result | Team 2 | Attendance | Round |
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26 October 2009 | | 1–3 | | 13,700 | Group F |
| 0–1 | | 18,418 |
29 October 2009 | | 2–1 | | 11,400 |
| 2–0 | | 13,879 |
1 November 2009 | | 14,755 |
4 November 2009 | | 2–1 | | 11,301 | Round of 16 |
9 November 2009 | | 3–3 | | 10,281 | Quarter-final | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Disaster avoided as 40,000 cram into 16,000 stadium for Nigeria v Egypt. TheGuardian.com. 25 March 2016.