Flashback: When Manchester United played At The Abuja Stadium In 2008, See How it looked like

For those that were too young then, Manchester United Once played at the Abuja stadium, Nigeria

Manchester United who were as at then champions of the world having won the premier league and the Champions league titles came to Africa for a pre-season tour and played with two south African clubs Kaiser Chiefs and Orlando pirates before heading to Nigeria for a preseason exhibition match with the then FA cup winners Portsmouth..




Manchester United really gained a real taste of club's popularity in Nigeria and presently they are one of the premier league clubs with big fan base in Nigeria..

Although, not all the whole squad went for the pre - season tour the likes of Christiano Ronaldo and Ferdinand weren't available due to some reasons..The English club were welcomed by alot of supporters when they arrived at Abuja











The Match was really a cracker with Carlos Tevez and a youngster getting on the score shit- Carlos Tevez strike hit the crossbar with a retaken penalty in the first half after Frazier Campbell was brought down by a defender Glenn Johnson








Portsmouth were trailing by 2 goals before Jermain Defoe Fired home 89th minutes consolation for the Pompey.. the rest is history