Liberty Stadium Ibadan ‘abandoned’ for reptiles
By Guardian Exclusive
21 October 2019 |
6:45 pm
The Liberty Stadium in Ibadan, the first to be constructed in Nigeria and Africa in 1960, shot the country into the world boxing fame in 1962 when it hosted the first world boxing title fight in Africa. And now, the Liberty Stadium, which stood then as the pride of Africa, has since become an eyesore, with reptiles of various shapes now occupying the multi-million naira edifice.
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