Minna Township Stadium
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Minna Township Stadium is a multi-use stadium
in Minna
, Nigeria
. It is currently used mostly for football
matches and is the home stadium of Niger Tornadoes
. The stadium has a capacity of 5,000 people.
Niger State
is in the planning stages of expanding the stadium to 30,000.
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 Minna
Minna
Minna is a city in west central Nigeria. It's the capital of Niger State, one of Nigeria's 36 federal states, and is the headquarters of Chanchaga Local Government Area.- Geography :...
, 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 Niger Tornadoes
Niger Tornadoes
Niger Tornadoes Football Club is a soccer club based in Minna, Nigeria. They play their home games at Bako Kontagora Stadium.-History:In 2005 they finished in the lower half of the Nigerian Premier League but avoided relegation by three points...
. The stadium has a capacity of 5,000 people.
Niger State
Niger State
Niger State is a state in the western part of Nigeria and the largest state in the country. The state capital is Minna, and other major cities are Bida, Kontagora, and Suleja. It was formed in 1976 when the then North-Western State was bifurcated into Niger State and Sokoto State.The state is named...
is in the planning stages of expanding the stadium to 30,000.