Football (Soccer) Venues in South Africa - Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Ellis Park Stadium, Soccer City, Cape Town Stadium, Moses Mabhida Stadium (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 143. Not illustrated. Chapters: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Ellis Park Stadium, Soccer City, Cape Town Stadium, Moses Mabhida Stadium, Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Epru Stadium, Free State Stadium, Mbombela Stadium, Newlands Stadium, Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Peter Mokaba Stadium, Amakhosi Stadium, Kings Park Stadium, Rand Stadium, Atteridgeville Super Stadium, Gelvandale Stadium, Johannesburg Stadium, Athlone Stadium, Odi Stadium, Green Point Stadium, Oppenheimer Stadium, Dobsonville Stadium, Orlando Stadium, Chatsworth Stadium, Moruleng Stadium, Philippi Stadium, Germiston Stadium, Woodburn Stadium, Atlantic Stadium, Kings Park Soccer Stadium, Buffalo City Stadium, Olympia Park, Thohoyandou Stadium, Pietersburg Stadium, Hm Pitje Stadium, Rainbow Junction, Sinaba Stadium, Pam Brink Stadium, Potgietersrus Rugby Stadium, Bidvest Stadium, Harry Gwala Stadium, Goble Park, Giyani Stadium, Mmabatho Stadium, Huntersfield Stadium, Seisa Ramabodu Stadium, Bellville Stadium, Princess Magogo Stadium, King Zwelithini Stadium, Charles Mopeli Stadium. Excerpt: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium - This is the first time a world-class football stadium has been built in the Eastern Cape province. The city did not have a large scale football facility, as under the apartheid government, football was never given much funding. Football clubs in the city had to make use of smaller scale venues through out the city. Before this stadium was built, most large football matches were played at the EPRU Stadium, the city's rugby ground. The EPRU Stadium was often problematic for football, as it normally hosts rugby matches, thus the playing surface was not of a great standard. When Port Elizabeth was chosen as a host city for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the city decided against upgrading the EPRU Stadium. This was because it would have needed to be almost completely rebuil...