Soshanguve Giant Stadium, commonly referred to as Giant, is a

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located in

Soshanguve Soshanguve is a Township (South Africa), township situated about 30 km north of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa along Mabopane, and Ga-Rankuwa. The name Soshanguve is an acronym for Sotho, Shangaan, Nguni and Venda, thus showing the multi- ...

, a

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Pretoria Pretoria () is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the Executive (government), executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa. Pretoria straddles the Apies River and extends ...

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. It was utilized as a training field for teams participating in the

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after being rebuilt in 2009. Besides serving as a training venue for the

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, it was also used as a public viewing area for residents to watch matches. Currently the stadium is the home for

JDR Stars F.C. JDR Stars is a South African football club based in Pretoria formed in 2011. The club plays in the National First Division. The club is owned by Nditsheni Nemasisi, who is an Attorney. Players Honours * 2011–12 SAB League Champions ...

and Soshanguve Sunshine F.C., playing in the

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. However, the stadium is situated a few kilometers within the border of the

Gauteng province Gauteng ( ) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. The name in Sotho-Tswana languages means 'place of gold'. Situated on the Highveld, Gauteng is the smallest province by land area in South Africa. Although Gauteng accounts for only 1. ...

References

External links

*http://ykarchitects.blogspot.com/2007/07/giant-stadium-soshanguve.html
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