Godswill Akpabio International Stadium information
Sports venue in Uyo, Nigeria
Godswill Akpabio International Stadium
Full name
Godswill Akpabio International Stadium
Location
Uyo, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria
Capacity
30,000 (football)
Surface
Grass
Construction
Broke ground
2012
Opened
7 November 2014
Construction cost
$96 million[1]
Architect
Julius Berger
Tenants
Akwa United F.C. Nigeria national football team
The Godswill Akpabio International Stadium (formerly Akwa Ibom International Stadium)[2] is a 30,000 capacity national sports stadium located in Uyo, the state capital of Akwa Ibom.[3] The stadium serves as a home to the Nigerian Super Eagles as well as a center for various social, cultural, Political and religious events.[citation needed] The contract for the construction of the Akwa Ibom International Stadium complex and Games Village was awarded in 2012 to Julius Berger and was completed in 2014. The 30,000 seater ultra modern multipurpose sports complex was modeled after Allianz Arena.[4]
Governor Udom Gabriel Emmanuel renamed Akwa Ibom Stadium as Godswill Obot Akpabio International Stadium, immediately following his inauguration ceremony on May 29, 2015, in the stadium.[5] Godswill Akpabio was the immediate past governor of the state.[5]
^Supersports, Correspondent (5 November 2014). "Black Meteors set for Eagles and Uyo". Supersports.com. Supersports.com. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
^"Akwa Ibom International Stadium renamed Godswill Akpabio Stadium". Business Today Nigeria. businesstodayng.com. 1 June 2015. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
^"Godswill Akpabio International Stadium Archives - Page 2 of 6". Nigeria Professional Football League. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
^Crentsil, Fred (7 November 2014). "Uyo bubbles as Jonathan commissions Akwa Ibom Stadium". Sunnewsonline.com. Sunnewsonline.com. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
^ ab"Drama as Governor Emmanuel renames Akwa Ibom Stadium after Akpabio - Daily Post Nigeria". Retrieved 9 October 2016.
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