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

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located in

Soshanguve Soshanguve is a township situated about 30 km north of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa, just east of Mabopane. The name Soshanguve is an acronym for Sotho, Shangaan, Nguni and Venda, thus showing the multi-ethnic composition of the populat ...

, a

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

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after being rebuilt and upgraded in 2009 to meet FIFA specifications. 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. and Soshanguve Sunshine F.C., playing in the

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

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. Giant Stadium was initially intended to become a surrounding fully built stadium by Y+K Architects as the planning and preliminary design of the stadium entailed the design of the full approximately 45,000 seater capacity stadium However, construction was initially halted then ended, with only the western pavilion being finally constructed, along with VVIP, VIP, player and full media facilities.

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Y+K Architects: Giant Stadium SoshanguvePhotos of Stadiums in South Africa
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