Fact Sheet: Royal Bafokeng Stadium The only community-owned stadium in the 2010 FIFA World Cup™
World-class sport hosted at the Royal Bafokeng 2010 FIFA World Cup ™ games Stadium
12 June England vs. USA 2006 Tri Nations Rugby 15 June New Zealand v Slovakia South Africa v New Zealand 19 June Ghana v Australia 22 June Mexico v Uruguay 2007 Vodacom Challenge 24 June Denmark v Japan Kaizer Chiefs v Orlando Pirates 26 June Round 2 (1C vs. 2D) 2009 Nelson Mandela Challenge South Africa v Norway HOME TO: Platinum Stars FC 2009 British & Irish Lions v Royal XV Platinum Leopards Rugby Platinum Athletics Club 2009 FIFA Confederation Cup (four matches) Fast Facts 1999 Built (R120 m) 100% funded by Royal Bafokeng Administration 2I¿FLDORSHQLQJ 2008 Stadium upgrade (R460 m) 60% funded by Royal Bafokeng Administration Seating capacity - 45 000 24 Hospitality suites How it all started Teams locker rooms A fully equipped clinic The Royal Bafokeng Stadium, commissioned by Kgosi Lebone II, was designed to serve as a world class )ORRGOLJKWV/8;IRUKLJKGH¿QLWLRQ79 sporting complex for soccer, rugby and athletics. 2 Digital scoreboards
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Awarded the 2009 Technical Excellence Award by the Southern African Institute of Steel Construction (SAISC) Multi-Purpose Stadium
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Kikuyu (warm season) Beyond The World Cup Perennial Rye grass (cool season) Kentucky Blue grass (cool season) The Royal Bafokeng Nation has a vision for empowering its young through sport.
Five sporting codes have been introduced in Bafokeng Schools:
Soccer, rugby, athletics, netball and martial arts
The sports development programme aims to identify Location and Distance talent and nurture athletes through its commercial sporting activities and events. Phokeng 20 minutes from Rustenburg Contact details 1 hour from Pretoria +27 14 566 0000 1.5 hours from Johannesburg. [email protected] www.bafokeng.com
Media Enquries Media Hotline 076 909 1445 5H¿OZH0XVKL Martin Bekker 014 566 1451