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Benin City, Edo State
TheΒ Samuel Ogbemudia StadiumΒ is a multi-useΒ stadiumΒ inΒ Benin City,Β Nigeria. Originally known as Ogbe Stadium, it is currently used mostly forΒ footballΒ matches and is the home stadium ofΒ Bendel Insurance FCΒ andΒ Edo Queens FC.
The stadium has a capacity of 12,000 people after extensive renovation by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration in 2018.
It is named after the two-time Governor of the oldΒ Bendel State, Dr.Β Samuel Ogbemudia. In Feb. 2009, the stadium was banned by the National League for having an unsafe, below-standard playing surface.
SinceΒ Adams OshiomholeΒ assumed office as governor in 2008, there have been significant changes in the stadium, like new FIFA approved turf playing pitch and so many others. In 2018, the Obaseki-led administration, in line with its Making Edo Great Again (MEGA) agenda, embarked on a total overhaul and reconstruction of the stadiumβs facilities. All the seats in the previous 20,000-capacity stadium were replaced with modern ones, the synthetic grass in the pitch was replaced with natural grass and the tartan tracks replaced. In the course of the reconstruction, drains were constructed to deal with the flooding challenge in the stadium.
Since the completion of renovations, Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium has hosted national tournaments and competitions such as the 2020 National Sports Festival, the Betsy Obaseki Women Football Tournament and the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) trails for Commonwealth championship
On the back of Obasekiβs reenactment of sports in the state, the home team of the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Bendel Insurance, recently regained promotion to the Nigeria Premier Football League.
The stadium has a capacity of 12,000 people after extensive renovation by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration in 2018.
It is named after the two-time Governor of the oldΒ Bendel State, Dr.Β Samuel Ogbemudia. In Feb. 2009, the stadium was banned by the National League for having an unsafe, below-standard playing surface.
SinceΒ Adams OshiomholeΒ assumed office as governor in 2008, there have been significant changes in the stadium, like new FIFA approved turf playing pitch and so many others. In 2018, the Obaseki-led administration, in line with its Making Edo Great Again (MEGA) agenda, embarked on a total overhaul and reconstruction of the stadiumβs facilities. All the seats in the previous 20,000-capacity stadium were replaced with modern ones, the synthetic grass in the pitch was replaced with natural grass and the tartan tracks replaced. In the course of the reconstruction, drains were constructed to deal with the flooding challenge in the stadium.
Since the completion of renovations, Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium has hosted national tournaments and competitions such as the 2020 National Sports Festival, the Betsy Obaseki Women Football Tournament and the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) trails for Commonwealth championship
On the back of Obasekiβs reenactment of sports in the state, the home team of the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Bendel Insurance, recently regained promotion to the Nigeria Premier Football League.