First Goalscorers In Prominent Nigerian Stadiums

 

1960 October 2 – Liberty Sta­dium, Ibadan. Aggrey Fynn (Ghana) scored in 5-1 defeat of Mali
*.1960 October 11 – Liberty Stadium, Ibadan. Honorio (Portuguese Guinea, now Guinea Bissau) scored in the first flood-lit match in Nigeria in a 2-3 loss to Western Rovers.

*.1964 August 2 – Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna Tony Ingham (Brit­ish) in 3-0 defeat of Northern Nigeria team by QPR.

*.1968 December 7 – Ogbe Sta­dium, Benin. Peter Obi (not the former Anambra governor) scored the first goal for Midwest State in a 1-1 draw with Western State.

*.1972 February 13 – Ahmadu Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé Cameroon. Josiah Dombraiye of Nigeria opened scoring in 2-1 defeat of Cameroon.

*.1972 December 4 – National Stadium, Lagos. Yakubu Mambo of Ni­geria opened scoring in the 3-0 defeat of Mali.

*.1977 April 2 – Calabar Stadium, now UJ Esuene Stadium. Umo Uyo of Calabar Rovers opened scoring in 1-1 draw with Bendel Insurance.

*.1982 October 2 – Monika Stadi­um. Deprive Tebowei of NEPA opened scoring in a clash with Super Stores.

*.1986 January 16 – Nnamdi Azikwe Stadium, Enugu. Sylvanus Nsofor of Rangers opened scoring in 2-0 defeat of City FC of Zambia.

*.1988 May 28 – Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan. El Kanemi’s Mark Odu became the first scorer after con­verting a 70th minute penalty kick in a 1-0 defeat of IICC Shooting Stars.

*.2007 June 6 – Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos. Enyimba’s Uche Kalu (not Super Eagles’ Kalu Uche) opened scoring in a 2-1 defeat of Wikki Tourists in a Super League contest after the maiden match (Enyimba versus Ghana’s Asante Kotoko) at the sta­dium’s inauguration on May 28 ended goalless.