It was sited at the southern end of Ibadan in 1960 near the summit of a hill, and located close to a bypass that leads to the Ibadan-Abeokuta and Ibadan-Lagos roads.

[3] At its inception, besides the football pitch in the main bowl with floodlights, the stadium boasted the indoor sports halls, swimming pool, courts for tennis, volleyball, handball, basketball, hockey, etc.

[4] On August 10, 1963, the stadium hosted the first ever boxing world title fight in Africa.

This was for the Middleweight Championship of the World belt and was fought between Nigeria's own Dick Tiger and Gene Fullmer of the US.

In 1980, the stadium hosted several matches during the African Cup of Nations, including a semi-final between Algeria and Egypt.