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List of stadiums in Nigeria

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This is a List of stadiums in Nigeria by capacity. It also includes the current team in each stadium. The Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Lagos is the oldest stadium in Nigeria.

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#	Stadium	Capacity	Commissioned	City	State	Tenants	Ref
1	Moshood Abiola National Stadium	60,491	2003	Abuja	FCT	Nigeria national football team	^[1]
2	Jos International Stadium	60,000		Jos	Plateau		^[2]^[3]
3	Lagos National Stadium	45,000	1972	Lagos	Lagos	Cowrie Rugby Football Club
4	Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium	38,000	2015	Port Harcourt	Rivers
5	Muhammadu Dikko Stadium	35,000	2013	Katsina	Katsina	Katsina United F.C.
6	Godswill Akpabio International Stadium	30,000	2014	Uyo	Akwa Ibom	Akwa United	^[4]^[5]
7	Obafemi Awolowo Stadium	25,000		Ibadan	Oyo
8	Teslim Balogun Stadium	24,325	2007	Surulere	Lagos	First Bank F.C.
9	Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium	22,000		Enugu	Enugu	Enugu Rangers
10	Stephen Keshi Stadium	22,000	2018	Asaba	Delta
11	Gateway Stadium	20,000		Ijebu-Ode	Ogun	FC Ebedei
12	Warri Township Stadium	20,000		Warri	Delta	Warri Wolves F.C.
13	Kwara State Stadium	18,000		Ilorin	Kwara	Kwara United F.C. ABS FC
14	Ahmadu Bello Stadium	16,000	1965	Kaduna	Kaduna		^[6]
15	Enyimba International Stadium	16,000	1992	Aba	Abia	Enyimba International F.C.	^[7]
16	Liberation Stadium	16,000		Port Harcourt	Rivers	Dolphins F.C.	^[8]^[9]
17	Sani Abacha Stadium	16,000	1998	Kano	Kano	Kano Pillars F.C.
18	UJ Esuene Stadium	16,000	1977	Calabar	Cross River	Calabar Rovers
19	Hadejia Stadium	15,000		Hadejia	Jigawa	Jigawa Golden Stars F.C.
20	Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium	15,000		Bauchi	Bauchi	Wikki Tourists	^[10]
21	Rwang Pam Stadium	15,000		Jos	Plateau	Plateau United JUTH F.C. Mighty Jets
22	Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium	12,000	1983	Benin City	Edo	Bendel Insurance F.C.	^[11]^[12]
23	Pantami Stadium	12,000			Gombe	Gombe United F.C.	^[13]^[14]
24	Jalingo City Stadium	12,000	2002	Jalingo	Taraba	Taraba FC
25	Ilaro Stadium	12,000	2008	Ilaro	Ogun	Gateway United F.C.
26	Abubakar Umar Memorial Stadium	10,000		Gombe	Gombe	Gombe United F.C.	^[15]
27	Akure Township Stadium	10,000		Akure	Ondo	Sunshine Stars F.C.	^[16]
28	Dan Anyiam Stadium	10,000			Imo	Heartland F.C.	^[17]
29	El-Kanemi Stadium	10,000		Owerri	Borno	El-Kanemi Warriors
30	Lekan Salami Stadium	10,000		Ibadan	Oyo	Shooting Stars FC
31	MKO Abiola Stadium	10,000		Abeokuta	Ogun	Gateway United F.C.
32	Mobolaji Johnson Arena	10,000	1930	Lagos	Lagos	1472 FC First Bank FC Ikorodu City FC Julius Berger FC Prince Kazeem Eleku FC Smart City FC Sporting Lagos Stationery Stores FC Valiant FC
33	Oshogbo Stadium	10,000			Osun	Prime F.C.
34	Sapele Stadium	10,000		Sapele	Delta	Bayelsa United F.C.	^[18]
35	Zaria Township Stadium	10,000			Kaduna	Kaduna United F.C.
36	Kano Pillars Stadium	10,000		Kano	Kano	Kano Pillars F.C.
37	Uyo Township Stadium	8,000			Akwa Ibom	Akwa United F.C. Vandrezzer FC	^[19]
38	Aper Aku Stadium	8,000		Makurdi	Benue	Lobi Stars	^[20]
39	Jay Jay Okocha Stadium	8,000			Delta	Delta Force F.C.
40	Ikpeazu Memorial Stadium	5,000	2009		Anambra	Anambra Pillars F.C. Anambra United F.C.
41	Katsina Township Stadium	5,000			Katsina
42	Lafia Township Stadium	5,000			Nasarawa	Nasarawa United
43	Minna Township Stadium	5,000			Niger	Niger Tornadoes
44	Nsukka Township Stadium	5,000			Enugu
45	Oghara Township Stadium	5,000			Bayelsa	Ocean Boys F.C. Bayelsa United
46	Old Parade Ground	5,000			FCT	Abuja F.C.
47	Oyo Township Stadium	5,000			Oyo	Atiba F.C.
48	Sardauna Memorial Stadium	5,000		Gusau	Zamfara	Zamfara United F.C.
49	Ughelli Township Stadium	5,000	2002		Delta	Ughelli Rovers FC
50	Sharks Stadium	5,000			Rivers	Sharks F.C.
51	Umuahia Township Stadium	5,000			Abia	Abia Warriors F.C. Abia Comets
52	Yenagoa Township Stadium	5,000			Bayelsa	Ocean Boys FC Bayelsa United
53	Ebedi City Stadium	5,000		Iseyin	Oyo	Iseyin FC
54	Agege Stadium	4,000			Lagos	MFM FC Bridge Boys F.C. Pepsi Football Academy	^[21]^[22]
55	Gabros Stadium	3,000			Anambra	Gabros International

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