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Key facts<\/h3>\n

Club: Chippa United FC | Opening: 2009 | Capacity: 46,000 seats<\/p>\n

History and description<\/h3>\n

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, often abbreviated to NMB Stadium, was built to serve as one of the ten playing venues of the 2010 World Cup.<\/p>\n

The stadium officially opened on 7 June 2009. The stadium came at a cost of 2 billion Rand. It was designed to depict the protea, South Africa’s national flower.<\/p>\n

During the 2010 World Cup<\/a>, Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium hosted five first-round group matches, one round of 16 match, the quarter-final between Netherlands and Brazil (2-1) and the match for third place between Germany and Uruguay (3-2).<\/p>\n

Following its opening, the stadium has been the home of rugby union side Easter Province Kings, who were later joined by the Southern Kings. In 2014, following Chippa United’s relocation from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth, the stadium also became a regular host of football matches.<\/p>\n

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How to get to Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium<\/h3>\n

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium is located in the north of Port Elizabeth at about 3 kilometres from Port Elizabeth’s city centre. It lies less than a kilometre inland from the coast, but not at an attractive stretch with beaches, which instead lie mostly south of the city.<\/p>\n

Address:\u00a070 Prince Alfred Road, North End, Port Elizabeth<\/p>\n