Giant Stadium in Soshanguve, north of Pretoria, will be named after Orlando Pirates legend, the late star Amos Mkhari.
The late footballer died in 2014. Mkhari made his professional football debut in 1974 for the Witbank Spurs Football Club before joining Orlando Pirates in 1978. Orlando Pirates chair Irvin Khoza previously said Mkhari played in a manner that reinforced and gave meaning to football being called the beautiful game.
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The City of Tshwane announced that the decision was approved by the council on Thursday after it was proposed by the Soshanguve Heritage Foundation in 2023. “The stadium is a municipal-owned property,” said Tshwane MMC Sarah Mabotsa.
The city’s 2023 geographical names policy permits city-owned properties and roads to be renamed for reasons such as honouring and commemorating noteworthy deceased persons to recognise their achievements. “This is to strengthen a community’s heritage and to promote the character of an area.”
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