Odi Stadium is a

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. It was used mostly for

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matches. The stadium holds 60,000. It was the home stadium of Garankuwa United football team. Odi Stadium is situated in Mabopane, in the north of

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, within the jurisdiction of Tshwane Metropolitan Council. The stadium consists of an uncovered grandstand, secondary, four rectangular, two small triangular stands and twenty floating stands, giving the stadium a

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of over fifty thousand seats. The stadium was constructed in the late 1980s and boasts many facilities, including a soccer field,

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track, field events (

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throw,

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, etc.), two changing rooms, four sets of male and female restrooms, four kiosks, VIP lounge & seating, security room, referee room, press room, control room, admin offices, generator room, stores, several indoor sporting areas, four high masts and four ticketing offices. Precinct facilities outside the stadium include a club house, caretaker house, combi courts for tennis, basketball, volleyball and two informal soccer training grounds. The stadium design is almost identical to that of

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located in

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. The stadium has since been neglected and vandalized. Local residents have protested in demand that it be demolished because it has become unsafe for children that still practice and train there despite the unhealthy and unsafe conditions.Davis, Kitty (2019-03-26)
What Happened to South African Stadiums After 2010 FIFA World Cup
SA Stadiums. Retrieved 2020-04-09.

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