Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit

Open land is the idealistic pleasure in the flair of the piece, being the centre portion in the location six meters away from west of Nelspruit, Mbombela Stadium – taking its name from local municipality which incorporates the city of Nelspruit and the name itself being a Swati word meaning ‘many people together in a small place’ - is currently under construction to elucidate the magnificent history in the making in the legacy of the African continent.

Being one of the ten stadiums to cater and host the 2010 Fifa World Cup due in the country, in successful deliverance of the splendor the construction contract was awarded to a South African – French consortium which commenced the construction process as of February 2007 with a completion schedule stipulated for achievement by mid 2009, a full year prior the 2010 Fifa World Cup spectacular. 

The seating capacity of the stadium is allocated to be about 46 000 spectator seats which will be covered by a rectangular shape roofing to ensure better spectator view of action in the field.

Accompanying costs to the achievement of the splendor are budgeted at a maximum totaling R1.3-billion which is inclusive of all costs even those of professionals. This amount is fixed and the contracted company was employed within this fixed budget estimate there fore there are no budget and cost escalations in this regard.

In the quest to distinguish the country among international counterparts uniquely and differently, the roof design which will be covering most of the seats is set to resemble a giraffe. The precinct is near the Kruger-Mpumalanga Airport and some game parks which will allow viewers an opportunity to visit the wild life during the 2010 tournament.

Prior the Fifa 2010 World Cup, the stadium is scheduled to be a multipurpose facility where diversified sporting activities will take place including rugby and cricket while it will also be equipped with conference facilities.