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Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit

Construction of the new Mbombela Stadium on open land just seven kilometres north of Nelspruit is expected to be completed in June 200. The Mbombela Stadium has been designed to ensure it enjoys a prosperous life beyond the tournament as an adaptable, relevant multi-sport, entertainment and exhibition venue.

The stadium has been designed to ensure it enjoys a prosperous life beyond the 2010 World Cup tournament as an adaptable sports, entertainment and exhibition venue. Mbombela Stadium has been proposed as a venue for both the first and second round matches with a capacity of just over 40,000.

 

 
Clean-up operations begin after storm damage at 2010 stadium PDF 
Wednesday, 07 January 2009 18:29

By Sydney Masinga

Nelspruit - Clean-up operations began on Tuesday after a heavy storm toppled a tower crane and caused additional damage at the construction site of the R1 billion 2010 soccer stadium in Nelspruit.

The storm swept through Mpumalanga’s capital city between 3pm and 4pm on Sunday, uprooting trees and damaging buildings, houses and vehicles.

“A tower crane collapsed inside the stadium bowl during the storm, but luckily the head of the crane landed outside the stadium, missing the VIP section,” said host city spokesperson Ronny Moyo on Tuesday.

He said the damage to the stadium was minor and would take between one to two months to repair, without affecting the deadline for the stadium’s completion.
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