Brazilian football legend, Pele has been confirmed to attend the international friendly match between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and Ghana’s Black Stars on Friday, November 7, 2014 to mark the official opening of the Akwa Ibom International Stadium in Uyo.
The exhibition match, which will be attended by President Goodluck Jonathan will be dominated by mostly home-based players as the foreign-based stars will be on club duty.
The 30,000 capacity stadium which will host Nigeria’s 2015 African Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa on Wednesday, November 19, 2014 was built in similar fashion to the Allianz Arena, home to German champions, Bayern Munich; the Birds Nest Stadium in Beijing, China and South Africa’s FNB Stadium in Johannesburg.
