Lekan Salami Stadium
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Lekan Salami Stadium is a multi-use stadium
in Ibadan
, Nigeria
. It is currently used mostly for football
matches and is the home stadium of Shooting Stars FC
. The stadium has a capacity of 18,000 people.
The stadium is sited at Adamasingba, Mokola, Ibadan. Hence, the stadium is also called Adamasingba Stadium.
Shooting Stars FC are an extremly successful team and have many fans. They won the championship in 1993 and soon after went to the bottem of the ladder. They have recovered now and are currently 3rd on ladder.
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in Ibadan
Ibadan
Ibadan is the capital city of Oyo State and the third largest metropolitan area in Nigeria, after Lagos and Kano, with a population of 1,338,659 according to the 2006 census. Ibadan is also the largest metropolitan geographical area...
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
. It is currently used mostly for football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
matches and is the home stadium of Shooting Stars FC
Shooting Stars FC
Shooting Stars Football Club is a Nigerian soccer club based in Ibadan.-History:The club was one of the founders of the Nigerian Premier League in 1972, when they were called WNDC Ibadan .The nickname "Shooting Stars" was added with the suggestion of team foundation members the late Jide...
. The stadium has a capacity of 18,000 people.
The stadium is sited at Adamasingba, Mokola, Ibadan. Hence, the stadium is also called Adamasingba Stadium.
Shooting Stars FC are an extremly successful team and have many fans. They won the championship in 1993 and soon after went to the bottem of the ladder. They have recovered now and are currently 3rd on ladder.