Sisa Dukashe Stadium

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Sisa Dukashe Stadium
Location Mdantsane, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Capacity 17,000

The Sisa Dukashe Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Mdantsane, near East London in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Its capacity as of 2017 was 17,000. [1] It is currently used mostly for soccer matches as well as for rugby matches. [2]

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References

  1. KORTJAAS, BARENG-BATHO. "People are the losers in the Sisa Dukashe Stadium saga". Sunday Times. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  2. "Sisa Dukashe Stadium, Mdantsane".