Yakubu Gowon Stadium

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Yakubu Gowon Stadium
Yakubu Gowon Stadium
Former namesLiberation Stadium
Location Port-Harcourt
Coordinates 4°49′29″N7°01′18″E / 4.8248°N 7.0216°E / 4.8248; 7.0216
Capacity 16,000
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]

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

Events

1999 FIFA World Youth Championship

DateTeam 1ResultTeam 2AttendanceRound
8 April 1999Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 0–3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 16,000 Group F
11 April 1999Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 1–5Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 1–3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
15 April 1999Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3–2Flag of the United States.svg  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.


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