stadium construction plan was announced, with Kaizer Chiefs, Mogale City Municipality, and Lefika Emerging Equity, mentioned as joint shareholders. This first official construction plan, had scheduled the new stadiums completion date for December 2008, at a total cost of R695 million. First revision of the project From the start, the stadium had been planned at a cost of R680 million, with a capacity of 55,000 seats. In fall 2006 the project became upgraded to cost R1.2 billion (£105 million), due to demands from Kaizer Chiefs, for the stadium to comply with FIFA standards. The stakeholders behind the project, were also reported in March 2007 to negotiate with the Joburg World Cup organisers, about the award of a possible status as "official training venue for the 2010 FIFA World Cup", and in that regards also needed to update the project to comply with all FIFA standards. Due to the increased cost for the project, Lefika Emerging Equity however in the following years failed to fund the project, with the promised completion date first being announced to be December 2008, and then in 2008 getting postponed to an expected completion date in June 2010. The revised construction plan, also outlined two phases, with the stadium construction to be completed first. The rest of the sports complex, which was planned to include a: cricket field, rugby stadium, sports hotel, and a retail shopping centre — specializing in sports equipment, would only be developed at a later stage, several years after construction of the stadium. It was confirmed, that the Gauteng Provincial Government in no way was a financial partner of the project, but had signed a pledge to improve the road and rail access to-and-from the planned stadium -including the construction of a nearby parking lot for 3000 cars. The stadium developers had set time lines for the Amakhosi stadium, to open its doors for the public in June 2010. Thus the city now impatiently awaits, the promised construction of Amakhosi Stadium to start. Second revision of the project The planned stadium was redesigned into a cheaper project, with a new price tag at R700 million, and the capacity being reduced from 55,000 to 35,000 seats. Kaiser Chief did a brief press statement in April 2010, where they clarified, that stadium developer Lefika Emerging Equity had asked Kaizer Chiefs, to approve a new redesign of the stadium, in order to make it more