Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium
As time went on, apparently because of its strategic location right at the heart of Enugu, the defunct Eastern Nigeria Government took over the management of the venue and raised its profile.The stadium continued to serve as the rallying point for sportsmen and women residents in the eastern region, until the outbreak of the Nigeria/Biafra civil war.This led to teamed efforts by the then old Anambra State Government in partnership with the private sector to raise funds for the rebuilding of the stadium, which was inaugurated in 1986.The Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium hosted matches in Group D, which comprised Turkey, Costa Rica, Burkina Faso and New Zealand at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Nigeria 2009.On matchday 35 of the 2023-24 edition of the NPFL, 44,000 people crammed into the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium for a match between the Enugu Rangers and rivals Enyimba FC.