Bloemfontein certainly doesn’t lack when it comes to sports facilities and there’s a fine assortment - the Free State Stadium is companion to an international standard athletics stadium, the Goodyear Park cricket grounds which is used for international matches, an artificial turf hockey stadium and great tennis facilities.
The 1995 Rugby World Cup brought about a significantly improved stadium with seating bordering the field. Free State Stadium has also hosted international football events and some of the 1996 African Cup of Nations matches were played here.
The original capacity of the stadium was at about 38 000 seats including the VIP seats, which was enlarged to a 45 000 seating capacity for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
