Teslim Balogun Stadium

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Teslim Balogun Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Lagos, Nigeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as a home ground of First Bank F.C.. The stadium holds 30,000 people and sits adjacent to the Lagos National Stadium. By the time the stadium was completed in 2007, it took 23 years to build and cost over N1.3 billion. Started in 1983 under the administration of military governor Buba Marwa, construction continually stalled under military regimes and the stadium became a white elephant. As recent as 2006, homeless people and area boys were living in the facility.

The first event held in the stadium was the 18th Mobil Track and Field Athletics Championship on May 17. The first football game was a friendly on May 28 between Enyimba vs. Asante Kotoko. The stadium also hosted the NFL Super Four playoff that season and the Nigerian FA Cup final.