Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium

Abubarkar Tafawa Balewa Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Bauchi, Nigeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of the Wikki Tourists. The stadium has a capacity of 11,000[1] people. Abubarkar Tafawa Balewa Stadium is one of the 8 venues used for the FIFA U-17 World Cup Nigeria 2009 with a total of 3 matches held.[2] Its first tournament match was between Nigeria and Argentina, which represented group A[3]with 11,467 people in attendance.

Distinguishing features of the stadium include the world-class FIFA standard scoreboard, LED display and energy saving floodlights, electronic scoreboard, Close-Circuit Television (CCTV) for security surveillance, and an ultra-modern media centre. It also houses an Olympic-size 10-lane swimming pool.[4]

References
  1. "Bauchi Awards N140m Contact For Renovation Of ATB Stadium". theeagleonline.com. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  2. FIFA.com. "FIFA U-17 World Cup 2009 - Swiss take their place in history - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  3. Kriete, Horst (2009). "FIFA u-17 World Cup Nigeria 2009: Technical Report and Statistics". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. Hotels.ng. "Abubakar Tafewa Balewa Stadium". Hotels.ng. Retrieved 2020-12-19.

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