Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium
| Location |
Clermont, Durban, South Africa |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 29°46′10″S 30°53′8″E / 29.76944°S 30.88556°ECoordinates: 29°46′10″S 30°53′8″E / 29.76944°S 30.88556°E |
| Owner | City of Durban |
| Capacity | 6,500 |
| Construction | |
| Renovated | 2010 |
| Construction cost | R73 million (2009 refurbishment)[1] |
Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Clermont, a township of Durban, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is set to be utilized as a training field for teams participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup after being renovated in 2010 and brought up to FIFA standards.
The stadium's small capacity was expanded from 1,700 to 6,500 as a lasting legacy of the World Cup.
The stadium is named after Cedric 'Sugar Ray' Xulu, a footballer considered a living legend in Durban whose career in the 1960s led him to play for local side AmaZulu and Mbabane Swallows in Swaziland.[2]
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