page_title: Moshood Abiola National Stadium
section_title: Facilities
hierarchical_section_title: Moshood Abiola National Stadium / Facilities
caption_attribution_description: English: Abuja Stadium
context_page_description: Moshood Abiola National Stadium is a multipurpose national sports stadium located in Abuja, in the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria. The stadium serves as a home to the Nigerian national football team, as well as a center for various social, cultural, and religious events. The Federal Government of Nigeria approved the contract for the construction of the National Stadium complex and Games Village on 18 July 2000. The stadium was constructed to host the 8th All Africa Games which took place in October 2003. On 12 June 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari announced the change of the name of the National Stadium, Abuja to Moshood Abiola National Stadium. President Buhari made this pronouncement during his speech at the Democracy Day celebration on Wednesday at the Eagle Square, Abuja.
context_section_description: All facilities within the stadium are designed and engineered in compliance with the requirements of international sport associations, particularly the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).
  The complex includes:
  60,491 capacity covered main bowl
  Presidential suite and viewing area
  56 corporate suites
  Post offices
  Banks
  Media facilities
  Two scoreboards and floodlights
  Shops and kiosks for snacks
  Helipad
  3000 capacity indoor sports hall
  2000 capacity gymnasi* 2000 capacity swimming pool
  Tennis Courts
  3000 capacity hockey stadium
  Baseball and softball complex
  Moshood Abiola National Stadium meets the requirements of the International safety standards; it is equipped with emergency service units, closed circuit security cameras as well as crowd control steel fencing. There are also stand-by fire fighting equipment and metal detectors which have been put in place to avoid any misfortunes.
caption: External view
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