The construction of the stadium began in August 2009.
The old stadium’s rusty grey stands were demolished and replaced by new concrete grey stands, with protective steel bars on the edges.
The construction and upgrade process included the addition of a pavilion area, installation of the sanitation and electricity networks and palisade protective wall fence.
According to the metro’s spokesman, Themba Radebe, since August, the community has been using the stadium to host different sporting codes such as netball, soccer, basketball and tennis.
He says the R78-million multi-purpose stadium can hold 25 000 people.
Metro’s director for sport and recreation Atwell Sijadu said the quality of the stadium is such that it can host provincial and national sport events.
“We also believe that access to such a facility will create an enabling environment for grooming athletes and teams that will be able to compete at the highest level of participation,” said Sijadu.
Bookings to use the stadium can be done at the Tsakane Customer Care Centre offices from Monday to Friday between 8am and 4.30pm.
Tsakane resident Vusi Mahlasela said he is happy that the community can now use the facility.
“Teams have been struggling with a venue to host their tournaments,” said Mahlasela.
He believes that playing at the stadium will also boost the young players’ confidence.
