Kaduna is the capital city of Kaduna State, and the former political capital of Northern Nigeria. It is located in north-western Nigeria, on the Kaduna River. It is a trade center and a major transportation hub as the gateway to northern states of Nigeria, with its rail and important road network.
Kaduna State is a state in the northwest geopolitical zone of Nigeria. The state capital is its namesake, the city of Kaduna which happened to be the 8th largest city in the country as at 2006. Created in 1967 as North-Central State, which also encompassed the modern Katsina State, Kaduna State achieved its current borders in 1987. Kaduna State is the fourth largest and third most populous state in the country, Kaduna State is nicknamed the Centre of Learning, owing to the presence of numerous educational institutions of importance within the state such as Ahmadu Bello University.
Clube Desportivo 1º de Agosto is a multisports club from Luanda, Angola. The club, founded 1 August 1977, is attached to the Angolan armed forces, which is its sponsor. Its main team competes in men's football, and its professional basketball team is also noteworthy within the club. The club's colors are red and black. The club won its first title in football, the Angolan League, in 1979. and in basketball in 1980. Handball and Volleyball have also won many titles to the club.
The 8th All Africa Games were 5–17 October 2003 in Abuja, Nigeria. 53 countries participated in 23 sports. The main venue was the newly constructed Abuja Stadium. The organizing committee was headed by Nigerian Amos Adamu.
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The Enyimba International Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Aba, Nigeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home ground of Enyimba F.C. The stadium holds 16,000 people following renovations in 2018. Tenants Enyimba were crowned Nigerian football champions several times.
The 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Nigeria between 3 and 24 April 1999. This was the 12th edition of the tournament.
Ranchers Bees FC is a Nigerian football club based in Kaduna. Their home stadium is Ranchers Bees Stadium, a.k.a. Kaduna Township Stadium.
Yakubu Gowon 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
Ranchers Bees Stadium is a multi-purpose arena in Kaduna, Nigeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Ranchers Bees Football Club and Kaduna United Football Club. The stadium has a capacity of 5,000 people. Kada City FC use the Ranchers Bees Stadium for home games in the NPFL.
The 1998 African Women's Championship was the 3rd edition of the African women's association football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football. Since this edition, the tournament has been organized biennially and was hosted by a country unlike the previous two editions.
The U. J. Esuene Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Calabar, Nigeria. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Calabar Rovers and previously Dolphins F.C. The stadium has a capacity of 16,000 and was opened in 1977.
The 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the thirteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup held in Nigeria from 24 October to 15 November 2009.
Kaduna United Football Club is a Nigerian football club based in Kaduna and run by the Kaduna State government.
Gateway United FC is a football club based in Abeokuta, Ogun State. They currently play in the second division of the Nigeria league system,.
Kaduna North, often referred to as the pioneer local government, is a Local Government Area in Kaduna State, Nigeria. It is the capital of Kaduna State and its headquarters are in the town of Doka. Postal code:800282,800283,80212. It has an area of 70.2 km2.
The 2003 All-Africa Games football – Women's tournament was the 1st edition of the African Games men's football tournament for women. The football tournament was held in Abuja, Nigeria between 3–16 October 2003 as part of the 2003 All-Africa Games. It was played by players under the age of 23. Nigeria won the final against South Africa.
Matthew Etim, is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Akwa United in the NPFL.
Murtala Muhammed Square is a public square in the City of Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria formerly known as the Kaduna Race Course. Its renamed in honour of the then military Head of State Murtala Ramat Muhammed.
The 2019 Nigeria Women Premier League began July 24, 2019. The league was earlier scheduled to start in February, but due to logistic reasons and commencement of other competitions, it was postponed to March, May then later July. Prior to the start of the league, a congress was held in Abuja on June 27, with representatives from Nigeria Football Federation. Due to failure of some teams to pay their indemnities, the agreed date at the congress was shifted from July 17 to July 24.
