HM Pitje Stadium

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Hezekiel Mothibe Pitje Stadium
Location Mamelodi, Tshwane,
South Africa
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Owner City of Tshwane
Capacity 25,000
Construction
Renovated 2009
Construction cost R74 million (2009 refurbishment)[1]

HM Pitje Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Mamelodi, a suburb of the City of Tshwane, 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 2009 and brought up to FIFA standards.[2]

In the past, it was the part-time home stadium of the Mamelodi Sundowns, who now play at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium.

The stadium was named after Hezekiel Mothibe Pitje, the first mayor of Mamelodi.[3] Hezekiel Mothibe Pitje's nephew, Simon Molefe Pitje, has made news in and around Pretoria for pretending to be an attorney and also for being convicted of fraud.[4]

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