Mmabatho Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in

Mafikeng Mafikeng, officially known as Mahikeng and previously Mafeking (, ), is the capital city of the North West province of South Africa. Close to South Africa's border with Botswana, Mafikeng is northeast of Cape Town and west of Johannesburg. In ...

, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

matches. The stadium holds 59,000 people and was designed and built in 1981 by an Israeli construction firm. The design of the stadium is almost identical to that of the

Odi Stadium Odi Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Mabopane, Gauteng, Mabopane, South Africa. It was used mostly for football (soccer), football matches. The stadium holds 60,000. It was the home stadium of Garankuwa United football team. Odi Stadium is ...

located in Mabopane.

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