You know, that Ekana Football Stadium, it’s a big deal around here. Big, big place. They built it in Lucknow, that place is always busy, you know? They say it can hold, like, 50,000 people. Can you believe it? 50,000! That’s more people than I’ve seen in my whole life, I reckon.
This place, it’s all new and shiny. They started building it, and then, boom, it was finished. It is in 2017, I think. They say it’s got everything, this Ekana place. Football fields, places to play cricket… you name it, they got it. They spent a lot of money on this thing, I heard. Crores and crores of that money. More money than I can count, that’s for sure. It’s like 360 crores, which means 3.6 billion rupees. My, my, that’s a lot of money!
They say this Ekana Football Stadium is for football. You know, that game where they kick the ball around? Yeah, that one. They made it fancy, too. Like, real fancy. It is an international football stadium! They say it’s built like those big stadiums you see on the TV, the ones in other countries. The people who built this thing, they say they want to make football big here. They want to give folks a good place to play and watch. World-class, they call it. Sounds good, right?
They got these big stands, where people sit. And they got different kinds of seats. Some are more fancy than others, I suppose. They say there are like 44,296 seats in the regular stands. That’s a lot of seats, I tell you! More seats than you can shake a stick at! And they got special seats, too. For the important folks. You know, the VIPs. They got their own special entrance, too. Gate 3, they call it. The players also use Gate 3. Fancy, huh? The other gates, those are for the rest of us.
This whole place, it’s part of something bigger, they call it Ekana Sports City. Sounds important, doesn’t it? It’s a huge area, this Sports City, 137 acres. They say it’s the first of its kind. Whatever that means. This Ekana Sports City, it is for sports, they say. All kinds of sports. They even have cultural and entertainment events. It’s like a big fair, but all the time. Good for the young folks, I guess. Keeps them busy.
If you go to Lucknow, maybe you can go see a match. They say it’s something to see, this Ekana Football Stadium. All those people, all that excitement. It’s a sight, I’m sure. And it is FIFA-standard, whatever that means. They say it’s good enough for the big leagues. The address is easy to find. It’s in that Ekana Sports City, you know.
- This place, it’s made for football, I tell ya.
- They want to make football popular in Lucknow, that’s what they say.
- It has modern design.
- It’s all part of that big Ekana Sports City thing.
- There are lots of seats for everyone, even those fancy VIPs.
- They built it in 2017, that’s not so long ago.
- They say it’s world-class, so it must be good.
- The government gave them a lot of land for this.
They got all sorts of things there, not just the football. They got other fields, and places to eat, and who knows what else. It’s a big operation, this Ekana Sports City. They say it is the first unique sports-inspired community. I don’t know much about those things, but it sounds important. All I know is, it’s a big, fancy place, and they spent a lot of money on it. And they want people to come and watch the football. That’s the gist of it, I think.
So, there you have it. That’s all I know about that Ekana Football Stadium. It’s a big thing, that’s for sure. If you’re ever in Lucknow, maybe you can go take a look. Might be worth your while. It must be something special for everyone talking about it all the time. I heard they even have World Cup matches there. Can you imagine that? In Lucknow! It’s a big deal, this stadium. A real big deal.
