U. J. Esuene Stadium

The U. J. Esuene Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Calabar, Nigeria. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Calabar Rovers and previously Dolphins F.C. (Port Harcourt).[1] The stadium has a capacity of 16,000 and was opened in 1977. [2]

History

The UJ Esuene Stadium was inaugurated on the 2 April 1977 with a match between Benin's Bendel Insurance F.C. and newly formed Calabar Rovers of Calabar. Two weeks later, the stadium hosted an international encounter between Enugu Rangers and Tonnerre Yaoundé - a game that featured the likes of Roger Milla, Christian Chukwu and Emmanuel Okala.

Games at the 2003 All-Africa Games were also played at the U. J. Esuene Stadium in October 2003, as were Nigeria's qualifiers for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations. It was also short-listed as a stadium for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[3]

The stadium has been further upgraded to include an ultra modern electronic video-matrix scoreboard, with impressive floodlights.

Date	Team 1	Result	Team 2	Attendance	Round
5 April 1999	Zambia	4–3	Honduras	12,000	Group F
5 April 1999	Spain	2–0	Brazil	12,000
8 April 1999	Zambia	0–0	Spain	8,000
14 April 1999	Brazil	4–0	Croatia	12,000	Round of 16

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