Thursday, February 09, 2006

2010 Soccer World Cup - 10 Stadiums

South Africa has committed ZAR 242m for building / refurbishing 10 stadiums in South Africa for the 2010 Football World Cup. "These 10 stadiums will ensure that South Africa meets Fifa's expectations." ~ Gert Oosthuizen, Deputy Minister of Sport and Recreation. The 10 stadiums are:
  1. Peter Mokaba stadium in Polokwane, Limpopo;
  2. One stadium in Mbombela in Mpumalanga;
  3. One in the Nelson Mandela Metro in the Eastern Cape;
  4. Kings Park Soccer stadium in Durban, Kwazulu Natal (going to be rebuilt to become a multi-purpose sports facility);
  5. A new stadium will be built at the existing Green Point Track in Cape Town (a ‘dome’ roof will protect the players from the notorius Cape Doctor);
  6. Soccer City in Gauteng;
  7. Ellis Park in Gauteng;
  8. Loftus Versveld in Gauteng;
  9. Royal Bafokeng stadium in North West;
  10. Vodacom Park in Bloemfontein in the Free State.

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