Once the pride and joy of the historic greater Sophiatown area, the Union Stadium in Westbury, west of Johannesburg city centre, was renovated for R21.6 million in 2018 but alleged shoddy work rendered the facility a safety hazard: SUPPLIED
Vandals have also moved in, stripping bare the facility once used by soccer giants Kaizer XI, now Kaizer Chiefs and Moroka Swallows in the 1970’s and reduced the stadium to a heap of rubble. “It is a very emotive issue, particularly for us the older generation that is aware of the value of the stadium. In the mid-1980’s, football was the backbone of this community and the stadium was central to this,” former local amateur football star, Emanuel Sandows, said.
Once the pride and joy of the historic greater Sophiatown area, the Union Stadium in Westbury, west of Johannesburg city centre, was renovated for R21.6 million in 2019 but alleged shoddy work rendered the facility a safety hazard: SUPPLIED Between 2015 and 2018, the City of Johannesburg spent at least R10, 8-million upgrading the Union Stadium, which entailed the design and construction of two new soccer pitches, netball courts, valley ball courts and football courts.
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