U. J. Esuene Stadium
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History
The UJ Esuene Stadium was inaugurated on 2 April, 1977 with a match between Benin's Bendel Insurance F.C. and newly formed Calabar Rovers of Calabar. Two weeks later, the stadium hosted an international encounter between Enugu Rangers and Tonnerre Yaoundé - a game that featured the likes of Roger Milla, Christian Chukwu and Emmanuel Okala.
Games at the 2003 All-Africa Games were also played at the U. J. Esuene Stadium in October 2003, as were Nigeria's qualifiers for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations. It was also shortlisted as a stadium for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup and hosted eight games, including the South Korea-Nigeria quarterfinal.[3]
The stadium has been further upgraded to include an ultra-modern electronic video-matrix scoreboard, with impressive floodlights.
Notable football matches hosted
1999 FIFA World Youth Championship
| Date | Team 1 | Result | Team 2 | Attendance | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 1999 | File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia | 4–3 | File:Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg Honduras | 12,000 | Group F |
| File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 2–0 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | |||
| 8 April 1999 | File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia | 0–0 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 8,000 | |
| 14 April 1999 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 4–0 | File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia | 12,000 | Round of 16 |
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2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup
| Date | Team 1 | Result | Team 2 | Attendance | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 October 2009 | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | 2–0 | File:Flag of The Gambia.svg Gambia | 9,200 | Group C |
| File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia | 2–1 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 10,100 | ||
| 28 October 2009 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 2–1 | File:Flag of The Gambia.svg Gambia | 6,800 | |
| File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | 0–0 | File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia | 8,600 | ||
| 31 October 2009 | File:Flag of The Gambia.svg Gambia | 2–2 | 6,100 | ||
| File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 1–1 | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | 7,000 | Group D | |
| 5 November 2009 | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | 1–2 Template:Aet | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | 3,600 | Round of 16 |
| 9 November 2009 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 1–3 | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria | 9,100 | Quarter-final |
References
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