Peter Mokaba Stadium

Full name:

Peter Mokaba Complex

Nickname(s):

Peter Mokaba

Location:

Polokwane (Pietersburg), the capital of Limpopo, South Africa

Built:

2007

Opened:

2009

Owner:

Former names:

Tenants:

Capacity:

40,000

Facts & History

1 Stadium Overview
2 Stadium History
3 Seating Chart
- 3.1 Map
4 City Information
- 4.1 Area Pubs
- 4.2 Travel Tips
5 Important Links
6 References

Stadium Overview

The Peter Mokaba Stadium is a football (soccer) stadium in Polokwane, South Africa, that will be used for the Football World Cup 2010.

The stadium is one of five new stadiums that will be built for the Football World Cup 2010. Initial plans to upgrade the current Peter Mokaba Stadium were abandoned in favour of the estimated R1.1 bn (ZAR) new Peter Mokaba stadium.

Stadium History

The Peter Mokaba Stadium is situated in Polokwane (Pietersburg), the capital of Limpopo, South Africa. The Polokwane municipality have decided to build a new stadium, confusingly named the "Peter Mokaba Complex", adjacent to the existing Peter Mokaba stadium. The Peter Mokaba stadium is named after Peter Mokaba of the African National Congress, who coined the phrase "Kill the Boer, Kill the Farmer" and was an AIDS denialist . Mokaba died at the age of 43 (rumoured to be from AIDS). It will hots various matches for the World Cup 2010 matches and FIFA Confederations Cup.

Seating Chart

The Peter Mokaba Stadium is currently under construction. The Seating Chart is not available.

Map

City Information

Polokwane is the land of the upside down tree - the Baobab - the biggest tree in Africa. This area is seen as a place of "myths and legends". The Bakone-Malapa Northern-Sotho Open Air Museum is a good way to know the daily life of the Bakone people. The Bakone people are a sophisticated Northern-Sotho tribe. Polokwane had its first taste of professional football when Real Rovers were promoted to the top division in 1995.