The ongoing 17,000 seat All covered stadium in the oil city of Eket in Akwa Ibom South District has reached the roofing and cladding level, the special fibre glass cladding materials which were imported from Europe, was delayed due to the covid 19, the materials are expected to arrive Eket before the end of the year,

The stadium is expected to be open for use by the first quarter of 2021. meanwhile work is ongoing at the site in preparation for the arrival of the expected materials from Abroad, The FIFA standard synthetic turf has been laid, the tartan tracks are ongoing, the 17,000 seats have already arrived and will be installed as soon as the roofing is done to avoid Damage. This Stadium will complement the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo, and the ikot Ekpene Stadium. the Godswill Akpabio Stadium is Home of the Uyo Based NPFL club side Akwa United FC www.akwaunitedfc.com and Female Team Ibom Angels FC while the Ikot Ekpene stadium is home to Vandrezzer FC www.vandrezzerfc.com, The new Eket Stadium is expected to become the home grounds of Dakkada FC. The completion of this new edifice will bring Verve to the sports community in the state and the nation Nigeria at large.
This Stadium facility besides meeting FIFA standards for international soccer Which Akwa Ibom is famous for, is also expected to meet international athletics federation IAAF Standards for Athletics , Which is Expected in turn to help revive the famous Exxon Mobil track and field events which the city of Eket Used to Host.

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Eket sports stadium

l love this. Beautiful

Udom on the beat

After 60 years of independence

Akwa Ibom state is investing a lot in Sport facility development, i hope the youths will key in and horne their gods given talents.

Brandstudio01:
This is nothing to compare with the least stadium in Europe oga

Are we in Europe? Besides Akwa Ibom has the Nest of Champions that meet and beat a lot of european stadiums. Uyo Stadium was featured in stadium of the Year award of 2014 when it was opened, The stadium was rated No.16 with 40,733 points beating out many european stadium.
the stadium of the year award rates the best stadiums built all over the world yearly. http://stadiumdb.com/competitions/stadium_of_the_year_2014 google and learn and stop talking down your country.

I will not be surprised if the Eket Stadium is featured in the world best stadium when it is opened in 2021. Akwa Ibom has been there done that and keeps representing Nigeria proudly to the international community in good light

Nah eh! No qualms

This is so sophisticated
Akwa ibom been really doing great via infrastructure
Akwa ibom ayaya


Buh en remind to they build fine houses for there cities, cos nah shanties fulll for there shaa

Substandard stadium, but good for outdoor event E.g Traditional marriage.

All Akwa ibom needs is a standard indoor sports hall of at least 10,000 seats all covered with natural lights and an water sports centre and it will become the No 1 sports heaven in the country.

Camos:
Substandard stadium, but good for outdoor event E.g Traditional marriage.

Bad belle person Spotted!!! If we ask you to show pictures of the stadium/ Stadia in your state to Nairaland make we compare, you go enter mute.

no be to build am finish and begin sample am..The key word here be say, we go fit maintain am?

Good structure.... But the amount of money used in biulding stadiums in Akwa ibom can be used to biuld a dozen modern clean and pace setting housing estates or factories. Biulding of stadiums, rebiulding of government houses and buying of endless cars for elected office holders, a normal routine in most states these days, adds little but debt to government coffers..

Wonderful ....love this!!!

. At all at all

Look cool thou

Akwa Ibom needs at least 7000 - 10000 indoor sports complex like this , which can host all sorts of indoor events like basket ball, hand ball, hockey, volleyball, tennis, badminton, table tennis etc. the indoor hall can be converted to suit any of this sport when it is needed. it can also serve as an event centre and convention centre when needed.

What a gigantic project, wow
What an achievement

Atouke:
Akwa Ibom needs at least 7000 - 10000 indoor sports complex like this , which can host all sorts of indoor events like basket ball, hand ball, hockey, volleyball, tennis, badminton, table tennis etc. the indoor hall can be converted to suit any of this sport when it is needed. it can also serve as an event centre and convention centre when needed.

Did you say 7000?

They are not even done with this one

I love how each successive government of this state have set the bar high by delivering top notch projects.
The South East really needs to wake up especially Abia that's a stone throw from Akwa Ibom.

a swimming complex is also needed in the list of state sports facilities, we are a riverine people water sports should be elevated in the state as some of our kid learn swim first before the learn to walk. that's an area of natural advantage

Atouke:


Are we in Europe? Besides Akwa Ibom has the Nest of Champions that meet and beat a lot of european stadiums. Uyo Stadium was featured in stadium of the Year award of 2014 when it was opened, The stadium was rated No.16 with 40,733 points beating out many european stadium.
the stadium of the year award rates the best stadiums built all over the world yearly. http://stadiumdb.com/competitions/stadium_of_the_year_2014 google and learn and stop talking down your country.

I will not be surprised if the Eket Stadium is featured in the world best stadium when it is opened in 2021. Akwa Ibom has been there done that and keeps representing Nigeria proudly to the international community in good light

The person you quoted has inferiority complex issues.
This stadium though uncompleted and even at 17,000 capacity is better than lots of stadium playing in their top leagues and in the European cups.

Stadium Adriatico for example plays in Serie A and is just under 17,000 capacity. That’s the stadium where Crotone play their home matches.
Most European stadiums are built exclusively for football with no running tracks for athletics.
Some posters have disappointing way of thinking.

Bournemouth stadium is even less than 12,000. SPAL in Italy isn’t up to 15,000, Molde which is a top team in Norway is even less.

KosiGee:



The person you quoted has inferiority complex issues.
This stadium though I completed and even at 17,000 capacity is better than lots of stadium playing in their top leagues and in the European cups.

Stadium Adriatico for example plays in Serie A and is just under 17,000 capacity. That’s the stadium where Crotone play their home matches.
Most European stadiums are built exclusively for football with no running tracks for athletics.
Some posters have disappointing way of thinking.

Bournemouth stadium is even less than 12,000. SPAL in Italy isn’t up to 15,000, Molde which is a top team in Norway is even less.

Thats why i tried to educate him, in Akwa ibom the infrastructures are top notch, we already have a stadium that has been internationally rated to be better than most in europe, it wasnt done by Nigerians, but by World Experts on Stadium ratings.

from the experience garnered from the Godswill Akpabio stadium Uyo, the Eket Stadium will Also meet similar standard. Some Nigerians have a Bad habit of condemning everything Nigerian.

Rugaria:
Good structure.... But the amount of money used in biulding stadiums in Akwa ibom can be used to biuld a dozen modern clean and pace setting housing estates or factories. Biulding of stadiums, rebiulding of government houses and buying of endless cars for elected office holders, a normal routine in most states these days, adds little but debt to government coffers..

How much was it??

Not bad though

Welcome development

NkanAkpanika:

How much was it??

good question

Akwa ibom also need to build facility for water sports like this an indoor one or an outdoor one like this:

a diving platform like this will help train swimmers and make them competitive in international events like the olympic and commonwealth games etc.