King Zwelithini Stadium is a

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in Umlazi, a

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south-west of

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. It is currently used mostly for

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matches and was initially set to be utilized as a training field for teams participating in the

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after being renovated in 2010 and brought up to

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standards. However, since teams would be residing in the north of

, it was decided that King Zwelithini Stadium was too far away for practice sessions. The stadium's capacity was expanded from 5,000 to 10,000 as a lasting legacy of the World Cup. The stadium is named after the Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu.

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