Otunba Dipo Dina International Stadium, formerly the Gateway Stadium, is a multi-use

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Ijebu-Ode Ijebu-Ode is a town in Ogun State, Nigeria, South Western geopolitical zone in Nigeria, close to the A121 highway (Nigeria), A121 highway. The city is located 110 km by road Northeast of Lagos; it is within of the Atlantic Ocean in the ea ...

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. It is currently used mostly for

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matches and is the home ground for Atlantic Business FC. It was formerly the home ground for FC Ebedei before they moved to their own stadium in Sagamu. During the

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season,

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relocated there temporarily while their home ground in

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was being renovated. The stadium has a capacity of 20,000 people. It was renovated for the

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. The stadium was renamed in 2011 after

Otunba Dipo Dina Otunba Dipo Dina (July 15, 1960 - January 25, 2010) was a Nigerian politician, philanthropist, administrator, community leader and chartered accountant from Ogun State. Early life and career Adedipupo Akanni Dina was born on July 15, 1960, i ...

, an assassinated political candidate.

Photo gallery

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Notable football competitions

1998 African Women's Championship The 1998 African Women's Championship was the 3rd edition of the biennial African Women's Championship tournament organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Since this edition, the tournament has been organized biennially and was ...

2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup The 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the thirteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup held in Nigeria from 24 October to 15 November 2009. Switzerland national under-17 football team, Switzerland won the tournament, beating the host team and holde ...

References

External links

Ijebu-Ode Stadium will shock FIFA – Daniel
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