Peter Mokaba Stadium
The Peter Mokaba Stadium is located in Polokwane (previously known as Pietersburg). It’s the first world class football venue in this football crazy province and has been named after one of the former leaders of the ANC Youth League, which was involved in the struggle against the apartheid regime. It is one of the five new stadiums that have been built for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The original plan was to upgrade the already existing stadium but were soon abandoned to create a brand new structure which with a much higher capacity.
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Capacity: 46,000.
Design attraction: The design of the largely concrete structure is inspired by the locally iconic Baobab tree.
Cost of Construction: $ 150 million.
First round matches at Peter Mokaba Stadium:
• Sunday, 13 June 2010 - Algeria vs Slovenia
• Thursday, 17 June 2010 - France vs Mexico
• Tuesday, 22 June 2010 - Greece vs Argentina
• Thursday, 24 June 2010 - Paraguay vs New Zealand