Primarily utilized for football matches, the stadium serves as the home ground for Shooting Stars and other local teams.

[3] With seating for 10,000 spectators, it offers a vibrant setting for sport events Shooting Stars FC are an extremely successful team and have many fans.

[4] Lekan Salami Stadium was built on 130,000 square meters of land, formerly occupied by Ibadan race course.

To reclaim the land, the military government of Jemibewon decided to build a recreational and sports complex.

While the initial design was for sport and recreational complex, provision of additional facilities for shops was later added.