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Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg


Rustenburg is centre of the world's biggest platinum mining area in the foothills of the Magaliesburg mountains, northwest of Johannesburg.

The city is close to two tourist attractions, the Pilanesberg game park and Sun City, a cross between Las Vegas and Disneyland and an unabashed temple to kitsch.

The Royal Bafokeng stadium is named after the people of the area, who are one of Africa's richest tribes because of platinum.

The stadium, home of the Platinum Stars premier league soccer club, is situated in Phokeng, the Bafokeng capital, with modern sports facilities and training fields built by the king, Kgosi Leruo Molotlegi.

It has a capacity of 42,000. Six matches to be played here.