Partners: GoodsFromJapan | JapanVisitor | PortugalVisitor

World Cup 2010 Stadiums: Peter Mokaba Stadium (Polokwane)

Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

The newly built, 46,000 seater, Peter Mokaba Stadium is located next to an older stadium of the same name in Polokwane. Plans to upgrade the old stadium for the 2010 World Cup were abandoned in favour of building a new ground at a cost of 1.1bn Rand.

Both stadia are named after the former deputy government minister Peter Mokaba, who served in Nelson Mandela's government and died in 2002 aged just 43.

The new ground is a welcome, new addition to the Limpopo Province football scene. This area of South Africa currently has more footballers than any other province of the country plying their trade professionally in South Africa.

The new stadium holds 11,000 more spectators than its older sister ground, which stands adjacent. It also has a roof all round, as opposed to the old ground which has cover just on the main stand.

WBHO Construction

The Peter Mokaba Stadium will host group A, C and F matches at the World Cup but isn't included in the list of venues for the knockout stages.

The stadium was built by WBHO Construction (Pty) Ltd and designed by PRISM Architects.

Stadium Access

Polokwane Centre Bus Terminus has been rebuilt with the 2010 World Cup in mind, as have all access routes to the Peter Mokaba Stadium. New taxi ranks and holding areas have also been constructed across the city.

The stadium is just over a kilometre outside of Polokwane city centre, with supporters able to access the ground by walking south of the city along Dorp Street. The official fan park in the Polokwane is located opposite the Tom Naude High School on the N1 to the north east of the city centre.

Polokwane has a small airport, which processes just 38,000 passengers a year. Seven flights a week are operated to and from Johannesburg.

WBHO Construction

See an access map to the stadium

Accommodation: hotels

Check our listings for World Cup 2010 hotel accommodation in the venue cities and other locations and book your hotel online.

South Africa World Cup Tours

Partner with Soccerphile to provide World Cup 2010 World Cup tours and safaris.

See Our South African Tours

World Cup Weather in South Africa

Weather forecasts for South Africa during World Cup 2006. Temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind speeds and 10-day forecasts.

"The Onside In-Site" Copyright © From 2000. All rights reserved. Soccerphile Ltd.