The Sardauna Memorial Stadium is a multi-use
stadium
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in
Gusau
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,
Zamfara State
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,
Nigeria
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.
It is currently used mostly for
football
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matches and is the home stadium of
Zamfara United F.C. of the
Nigerian Premier League
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. The stadium has a capacity of 5,000 people.
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When Katsina United F.C. were re-established in 2009, they played the first half of their first season at the Sardauna Stadium before moving to the new Muhammadu Dikko Stadium in Katsina.
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References
Football venues in Nigeria
{{Nigerian Premier League venues