Kings Park Stadium
Kings Park (also known for sponsorship reasons as Mr Price Kings Park Stadium, previously also known as the ABSA Stadium, and also commercially promoted as The Shark Tank), is a stadium in the Kings Park Sporting Precinct in Durban, South Africa, which was originally built in 1891 and extensively renovated in the 1990s. It has a capacity of 55,000 and is the home ground of the Sharks. The stadium has also been used by Durban based Premier Soccer League football (soccer) clubs, as well as for large football finals.
Read more about Kings Park Stadium: 1995 Rugby World Cup, 1996 African Cup of Nations, Other Events, Future
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