Yakubu Gowon Stadium

Yakubu Gowon Stadium
Map
Former namesLiberation Stadium
LocationPort-Harcourt
Coordinates4°49′29″N 7°01′18″E / 4.8248°N 7.0216°E / 4.8248; 7.0216
Capacity16,000
Construction
Renovated1998
Expanded2001
Tenants
Rivers United

Yakubu Gowon Stadium (formerly Liberation Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in the Elekahia suburb of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Rivers United F.C., formerly Dolphins F.C. The stadium has a capacity of 16,000.[1][2]

In 2015, it was renamed after former military head of state, General Yakubu Gowon.[3]

Events

1999 FIFA World Youth Championship

Date Team 1 Result Team 2 Attendance Round
8 April 1999  Honduras 0–3  Brazil 16,000 Group F
11 April 1999  Zambia 1–5  Brazil
 Honduras 1–3  Spain
15 April 1999  Spain 3–2  United States 15,600 Round of 16

References

  1. ^ "No legacy of performance at the end of Amaechi's administration —Wike". 22 December 2014.
  2. ^ "World Cup Qualifier : Nigeria 3 Sudan 0".
  3. ^ "Rivers Government renames Liberation Stadium after Gowon". premiumtimesng.com. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2016.


Stub icon

This Port Harcourt–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This article about a Nigerian sports venue is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.