Moses Mabhida Stadium - Durban, South Africa
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The Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban is a grass-surfaced multi-use stadium. It is currently the home ground of local football team AmaZulu.
Waymark Code: WMNYV6
Location: Kwazulu Natal, South Africa
Date Posted: 05/25/2015
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The stadium seats 54,000 spectators.
It was built from 2006 to 2009 at a cost of US$450 million.
The stadium dimensions are 320m×280m×45m.
It has a massive 350-metre-long arch over the stadium, with the highest point of the arch 106 metres above the middle of the pitch. The arch has 56 separate ten metre pieces weighing 3500 tons.
This stadium was used for the 19th FIFA World Cup, held in South Africa in 2010 from 11 June to 11 July 2010. Seven matches were hosted here. The capacity during the World Cup was temporarily increased to 62,760.
It is used for football, cricket and general events such as music concerts.
It's the home of which team(s)?: AmaZulu
Which professional sports are played here?: Football, cricket
Capacity (number of seats): 54,000
Opening Date: 11/28/2009
Guided Tours: yes
Venue's Website or Team's Website: [Web Link]
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