Moses Mabhida Stadium / Durban

The Moses Mabhida is a multipurpose stadium in Durban (South Africa), built to the dispute of the World Cup 2010. It is named after Moses Mabhida, a former secretary general of the SACP, and is intended to be a multipurpose stadium world class.


The stadium has a planned capacity of 70,000 people. Will be located in the new Kings Park Sporting Precinct, as part of the city's plans for the World Cup FIFA. It is situated beside the former Kings Park Stadium, which will transition to the new complex that includes an Indoor Arena, a sports museum, new car parks and a transit station.

The design of the stadium was conducted by the German Study GMP Architekten, which has already carried out similar work in different parts of the world.

The main feature of the stadium will be an arc which is screening 105 m. on the floor, you can access the top of the spectators by cable car from the side, or through hundreds of steps from another angle. Located along the Indian Ocean, the Moses Mabhida Stadium features a covered roof that makes it the most visible of the new stadiums in South Africa 2010 .