It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Calabar Rovers and previously Dolphins F.C.

[2] The UJ Esuene Stadium was inaugurated on 2 April, 1977 with a match between Benin's Bendel Insurance F.C.

Two weeks later, the stadium hosted an international encounter between Enugu Rangers and Tonnerre Yaoundé - a game that featured the likes of Roger Milla, Christian Chukwu and Emmanuel Okala.

It was also shortlisted as a stadium for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup and hosted eight games, including the South Korea-Nigeria quarterfinal.

[3] The stadium has been further upgraded to include an ultra-modern electronic video-matrix scoreboard, with impressive floodlights.