South Africa s first newly-built 2010 World Cup stadium officially opened on Sunday in the coastal city of Port Elizabeth a year before kick-off next June.
For us today?s first opening of a newly-built 2010 FIFA World Cup stadium is a huge boost, said local organising committee chief Danny Jordaan.
It demonstrates the capacity of SA s (South Africa) construction industry and our commitment to deliver on all our 2010 FIFA World Cup promises, Jordaan said in a statement.
Eight 2010 games, including a quarter final and a third and fourth place play-off, will be hosted at the city s 48,000 seater Nelson Mandela Bay stadium.
The new ground hosts the touring British and Irish Lions rugby team on Tuesday when they will play a local Southern Kings Invitational…