MKO Abiola Stadium is a multi-use

stadium A stadium (: stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage completely or partially surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit ...

Abeokuta Abeokuta is the capital city of Ogun State located at the south western part of Nigeria. It is situated on the east bank of the Ogun River, near a group of rocky outcrops in a wooded savanna; north of Lagos by railway, or by water. , Abeokut ...

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. It is currently used mostly for

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matches and is the home stadium of Gateway F.C. and Abeokuta Stormers SC. The stadium has a capacity of 10,000 people.

Name

The stadium's name refers to

Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola Chieftain, Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola , also known as M. K. O. Abiola (; 24 August 1937 – 7 July 1998) was a Nigerian business magnate, publisher, and politician. He was the honorary supreme military commander of the Oyo Empire an ...

a businessman, publisher, politician and aristocrat of Abeokuta, Ogun State.

References

External links

https://web.archive.org/web/20100803050859/http://www.gatewayfc.com/homeground.php
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