Lafia Township Stadium
Encyclopedia
Lafia Township Stadium is a multi-use stadium
in Lafia
, Nasarawa State
, central Nigeria
. It is currently used mostly for football
matches and is the home stadium of Nasarawa United
. The stadium has a capacity of 5,000 people.
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 Lafia
Lafia
Lafia is a town in central Nigeria. It is the capital city of Nasarawa State and has a population of 330,712 inhabitants according to the 2006 census results .It is the largest town in Nasarawa state.- History :...
, Nasarawa State
Nasarawa State
Nasarawa State is a state in central Nigeria. Its capital is Lafia.-History:Nasarawa was created on 1 October 1996 by the Abacha government from the Plateau State.-Geography:...
, central 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 Nasarawa United
Nasarawa United
Nasarawa United Football Club is a soccer club based in Lafia Nasarawa State, Nigeria.-History:The team was founded in 2003 after the Nasarawa government took over Black Stars FC of Gombe. They joined the Nigerian Premier League in 2004/5. Their stadium, Lafia Township Stadium, has a capacity of...
. The stadium has a capacity of 5,000 people.