The Ahmadu Bello Stadium, simply referred to as ABS is a multipurpose stadium in Kaduna city, Kaduna State, Nigeria. It was designed in 1965 by the English architects Jane Drew and Maxwell Fry. As of 2016, it is used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 16,000[1] people.

Ahmadu Bello Stadium

Location	Kaduna
Coordinates
Capacity	16,000
Construction
Built	1965
Opened	1965
Architect	Jane Drew and Maxwell Fry
Tenants
Kaduna United F.C.

The stadium consists of a main section for track and field events as well as football and two indoor sports centers.

Mr Dare Sunday - the Sports Minister, during his visit to Ahmadu Bello Stadium (ABS) in Kaduna applauded the maintenance culture of the facilities and the state of the stadium. He was pleased that even though Ahmadu Bello Stadium has been existing for more than 50 years ago, it is still in good condition. He further said "what I have seen today is not disappointing but, there is room for improvement on the facility.” The facilities inspected by the minister at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium included the football playing pitch, swimming pool, indoor games hall and hostels, among others.[2]

Notable football events

1998 African Women's Championship

Date	Team 1	Result	Team 2	Round
17 October 1998	Nigeria	8–0	Morocco	Group A
	DR Congo	4–1	Egypt
20 October 1998	Morocco	4–1	Egypt
	Nigeria	6–0	DR Congo
23 October 1998	Morocco	0–0	DR Congo
	Nigeria	6–0	Egypt
27 October 1998	Nigeria	6–0	Cameroon	Semi-finals
	Ghana	4–1 (a.e.t.)	DR Congo

1999 FIFA World Youth Championship

Date	Team 1	Result	Team 2	Attendance	Round
4 April 1999	Ghana	1–1	Croatia	16,000	Group B
	Argentina	1–0	Kazakhstan
7 April 1999	Ghana	1–0	Argentina	5,000
	Croatia	5–1	Kazakhstan
10 April 1999	Ghana	3–0	Kazakhstan	2,000
	Croatia	0–0	Argentina	4,000
14 April 1999	Ghana	2–0	Costa Rica	1,000	Round of 16
18 April 1999	Spain	1–1 (a.e.t.) (8–7 p)	Ghana	19,000	Quarter-final
21 April 1999	Mali	1–3	Spain	6,000	Semi-final

2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup

Date	Team 1	Result	Team 2	Attendance	Round
26 October 2009	Uruguay	1–3	South Korea	13,700	Group F
	Algeria	0–1	Italy	18,418
29 October 2009	Italy	2–1	South Korea	11,400
	Uruguay	2–0	Algeria	13,879
1 November 2009	South Korea			14,755
4 November 2009	Italy	2–1	United States	11,301	Round of 16
9 November 2009	Spain	3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Uruguay	10,281	Quarter-final

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