Muhammadu Dikko Stadium
Karkanda Stadium | |
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| Full name | Muhammadu Dikko Stadium |
|---|---|
| Location | Katsina, Katsina State, Nigeria |
| Capacity | 35,000 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 2013 |
| Architect | Monimichelle Sports Facility Construction Ltd. |
| Tenants | |
| Katsina United | |
12°58′37″N 7°38′17″E / 12.97694°N 7.63806°E
Muhammadu Dikko Stadium is an all-seater association football and athletics stadium in Katsina, Katsina State, Nigeria. The stadium is owned and maintained by the Katsina State Government. Construction started in the early 1990s, during the military Governorship of John Madaki, but was later abandoned. The project was resurrected and completed by Governor Ibrahim Shehu Shema, and was opened in 2013 as Karkanda Stadium. In 2016, it was renamed after Katsina's 20th Century Emir Muhammadu Dikko.[1][2]
El-Kanemi Warriors F.C of Maiduguri played their home games at the stadium from 2015 to 2016 while the Boko Haram insurgency raged.[3] It is currently home to the Katsina State-owned football club Katsina United.
There is also a gymnasium and fitness club located within the stadium.[4]
References
- ^ "Stadiums in Nigeria". World Stadiums. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ "Opinion: No Masari, Renaming 'KARKANDA STADIUM' is wrong -By Al-Amin Batsari". 16 June 2016.
- ^ "Nigeria: El-Kanemi Retain Home Ground in Katsina - allAfrica.com". Archived from the original on 2016-02-18.
- ^ "Fitness centers & gyms Katsina, Katsina State".