Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
The Nelson Mandela Bay stadium is a brand new world-class stadium located at Port Elizabeth. It’s the first football stadium of the kind to be built in the region as under the apartheid government, football was never given much funding. The stadium is named after the administrative district which the stadium is within, the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, which leads to some people in the media mistaking it to be named after Nelson Mandela. While the metropolitan area was named in his honour, the stadium was not directly named after him.
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Capacity: 48,459
Construction Cost: $ 270 million.
Design attraction: The roof is made up of a series of white 'petals' making it look like a flower. This is the reason for the stadium's nickname, the Sunflower.
First round matches at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium:
• Saturday 12 June 2010 - Korea Republic vs Greece
• Tuesday 15 June 2010 - Ivory Coast vs Portugal
• Friday 18 June 2010 - Germany vs Serbia
• Monday 21 June 2010 - Chile vs Switzerland
• Wednesday 23 June 2010 - Slovenia vs England