The National Stadium in Surulere, Lagos was the ground where Nigeria lifted her first Africa Cup of Nations title in 1980. A hallowed site for Nigeria's sporting glory has gone into disuse and disrepair since the Abuja National Stadium was constructed to host the 2003 All Africa Games. Goal's Shina Oludare recently visited the stadium where he took these pictures.

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Oooooh we have Abuja + Akwa Ibom + Teslim Balogun ......why we for need National Stadium? Next please ....

It was goodluck dat coz all dix..

Giant of scatter scatter

Na wa o. See what over 16 years of mismanagement has caused, no maintenance culture. Thank God change is here sha, finally! Fire on Baba!!!!

It's LadyF's opinion again

Politics and tribalism.

Truth be told the stadium can no more host sporting events,but many numerous activities including various clubs training there, it still has the coaching school, numerous shops, Ojez night club, a redeem church, a mosque and arabic school, event centers and many people who now live there I don't know how they do it, and that's just to mention few activities that goes on in there on a daily bases you would have to take a stroll to understand what I mean.

bigtt76:
Oooooh we have Abuja + Akwa Ibom + Teslim Balogun ......why we for need National Stadium? Next please ....

Y is your folly sooo big?

NFF Be informed

Na the tradition for Nigeria na..I'm not surprised about the non-maintenance

kestolove95:
It was goodluck dat coz all dix..

kestolove95:
It was goodluck dat coz all dix..

How please?

chai

seriously weeping for nija

Buhari did not write this in his budget?

Mehn!



I remembered what this stadium look like in 1998 when i was working with strabag to renovate the stadium against Nigeria 1999.


Nigeria is sucks honestly



Our politicians are synonymos to ISIS, they really killed this country to the extent that it cant resurrect again


Where is Nigeria sport commission
Where is ministry of sport


I doubt if samuel okwaraji body is still at the gate where is buried self

Pathetic! see the remain of what was termed the 8th wonder of the world by former FIFA VP Jack Warner in 1995.

I remember how I look forward to practicing calisthenic display in the main-bowl prior to the botched U20 World Cup in 1995.

Nothing to say, if the stadia can't generate cash then they aren't worth investing more cash in them. Period!







ThefakeStan

Low maintenance culture at its peak. If not for maintenance, will maracana stadium still be standing for centuries?

permit me 2 blame booharri

kestolove95:
It was goodluck dat coz all dix..

U'r a f00L 4 saying that, was it not in obansanjo 1st tenor dat the stadium was shut down? Don't misquote urxelf idiot.
When d stadium started dying Jonathan have n0t dreamed to be a president.

Misleading headline, it's not for Lagos state, it's National stadium(Federal).
Lagos state stadium is Teslim Balogun, at the opposite of it.

They now use d place for religious activities

Lol, na who dash Lagos state National stadium??

The Mecca of Nigerian soccer in days gone by. What a shame!

no maintenance culture

m not surprised.. all they are after is to appear on Forbes list as world richest

God help PMB sanitize Nigeria

Poor management and maintenance has always been Nigeria problem.

The stadium don worse gan, it's nothing to write home about.

What a shame


Cheeers

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