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Location:
Africa,
South Africa, Polokwane
Category:
Football stadium
Description:
View of the Peter Mokaba
Complex, South Africa World Cup 2010
football stadium
Location Information:
Polokwane provides access to various
nature and wildlife viewing
opportunities for ecotourists. The
Polokwane Bird and Reptile Park is
home to over 280 species of birds.
The Polokwane Game Reserve houses
various South African species of
wildlife, birdlife, and plants in an
unspoiled bushveld environment. The
Moletzie Bird Sanctuary protects
rare birds like the Cape Vulture.
The Modjardji Rainforest holds the
largest concentration of indigenous
cycads in the world, and Cheune
Crocodile Farm provides a place to
learn about the life of crocodiles.
The city is considered the premier
hunting destination in South Africa.
The Peter Mokaba Stadium is a soccer
stadium in Polokwane (formerly
Pietersburg), South Africa, that
will be used for the 2010 FIFA World
Cup. When completed in 2010 it will
have a capacity of 46,000. It was
named after Peter Mokaba, a former
leader of the ANC Youth League. It
is located 5 kilometers from the
city centre and is located just east
of the existing Pietersburg Stadium
The stadium is one of five new
stadiums that will be built for the
2010 FIFA World Cup. Initial plans
to upgrade the current Peter Mokaba
Stadium were abandoned in favour of
the R1,245,000,000 (ZAR) new Peter
Mokaba stadium.
The stadium will be used intensely
for training and matches. Therefore
the natural grass will be reinforced
with artificial fibres, which
anchors the field into a stable and
a level grass surface: Desso
GrassMaster.
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