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Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace
Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace is situated in Rustenburg in North West province. This sports palace was fully funded by the Royal Bafokeng community and was opened in 1999. This stadium was built originally for the Rugby world cup in 1995 and now it has become a famous football venue.
The Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace can be reached 90m from Johannesburg and it is a 25m drive from Sun City.
The stadium has the capacity of 40,000 for the FIFA world cup 2010 the capacity has increased to 42,000. Since the stadium has full equipped features only minor renovations are needed to bring in. In order to welcome the football supporters new public address system was developed. New scoreboards and floodlights are installed. New cantilever roof was also added. The total amount spend for renovation was around R360 million.
Here are some quick facts about the Royal Bafokeng stadium:
- Location: Phokeng, South Africa
- Opened: 1999
- Capacity: 42,000
Match schedule in Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Royal Bafokeng Stadium will host the opening match, 5 group matches, and a second round match for FIFA world cup 2010
| S.No | Date | Teams | Matches |
| 1 | 12th June | C1 v C2 | Group match |
| 2 | 15th June | F3 v F4 | Group match |
| 3 | 19th June | D4 v D2 | Group match |
| 4 | 22nd June | A2 v A3 | Group match |
| 5 | 24th June | A2 v A3 | Group match |
| 6 | 26th June | 1C v 2D | Round of 16 match -3 |
