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U.J. Esuene Stadium, Calabar
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U. J. Esuene Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Calabar, Nigeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Calabar Rovers. With capacity of 25000 people, the stadium was completed and opened in 1977.
The stadium is one of the stadiums that hosted Nigeria '99 FIFA World Youth Championship that produced the likes of Ronadinho, Fernando Torres etc, The stadium has been tested and turned out to be a remarkable venue.
It is currently undergoing some maintenance works and it will be ready for the tournament in 2009.

Facilities
* 25,000 capacity
* Presidential suite and viewing Area
* Modern turnstiles
* Box office
* Post offices
* Banks
* Media facilities
* Scoreboards and floodlights
* Shops and kiosks for snacks
* A standby power supply system
* Car parking
* Baseball and softball complex
The stadium is currently undergoing maintenance works and it is at the final stage of completion; it is expected to be ready for the tournament with other stadiums.
Upon completion, the stadium would meet the requirements of the International safety standards; It will be equipped with emergency service units, closed circuit security cameras as well as crowd control steel fencing.
There will also be stand-by fire fighting equipment and metal detectors that would be put in place to avoid any misfortunes.





Full Name: U. J. Esuene Stadium
Location: Calabar
Completed: Year 1977
Capacity: (25, 000) Football
Cost: Not Known
Home Team: Calabar Rovers FC
Event Hosted:
Nigeria '99 FIFA World Youth Championship
Nigeria Premier League
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