Dan Anyiam Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Owerri,the capital of Imo State, Nigeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Heartland F.C. The stadium has a capacity of 10,000 people.
The stadium is named after Daniel Amobi Amadi Anyiam (November 26, 1926 – July 6, 1977) was a Nigerian football player and coach who was the national football coach of the country from 1954-1956 and again from 1964-1965. Prior to training as a coach, he was a player and was the first captain of the national team in 1949. He was also the first coach of Enugu Rangers and was selector for the national team after the Biafran War.
A stadium in Owerri is named after him. He went to C.M.S. Central School, Nkwerre, Orlu, Etinan Institute, and Government Teacher's College, Calabar. He worked in the press offices of the West African Pilot briefly and then joined the staff of U.A.C. in Lagos where he also played football. He was U.A.C.'s captain when they won the 1950 Governor's Cup.
The stadium is maintained by the Sport Council, a parastatal under the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Imo State under the dynamic leadership of Chief Anthony Ifeanyi Uzoukwu (KSM), FIAMN.
Coordinates 5°29′2″N 7°2′38″E
The Executive Governor,
Imo State, Nigeria.
Chief Dr. Ikedi Ohakim (KSC).
The Honourable Commissioner
Ministry of Youth and Sports,
Chief Anthony Ifeanyi Uzoukwu (KSM), FIAMN.
The Director of Sports,
Mr. Agbarakwe Goddy.
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