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The Jolly Nyame Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Jalingo, Nigeria. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] It is currently used mostly for football matches and is home for Taraba FC. The stadium holds 12,000 people and was built in 2002. It was named after the then Executive Governor of the state, Hon. Jolly Nyame. [6]

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References

  1. "Jolly Nyame Stadium solves AFN's search for northern competition venue, says Okowa". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2022-12-19. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  2. "Peter Obi in Taraba, Promises to End Poverty – THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  3. Shuaibu, Abdulyassar Abdulhamid, Muawiya (2022-12-17). "2023: 10 major promises of Atiku, Tinubu, Obi, Kwankwaso". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2022-12-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. Ozozoyin, Great (2022-05-23). "2023: Five PDP reps candidates emerge in Taraba, one declared inconclusive". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  5. "Stakeholders decry state of Jolly Nyame Stadium". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2022-06-28. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  6. Hunkuyi, Magaji (2022-12-27). "How prison experience humbled me – Nyame". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2022-12-31.

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