Soweto derby set for Moses Mabhida
With FNB Stadium unavailable‚ the match is likely to be played at Durban’s Moses Mabhida Stadium.
The Telkom Knockout semifinal between Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs scheduled for November 24, will not be played at the FNB Stadium‚ Stadium Management of SA (SMSA) said on Wednesday. Bertie Grobbelaar‚ MD of SMSA said the Motsepe Foundation was already scheduled to host a national prayer meeting on the weekend of November 24-25 at the venue and talks to reschedule the prayer meeting had failed. “We can confirm that the FNB Stadium will not be hosting the cup tie between Pirates and Chiefs‚” Grobbelaar said. SMSA and the Motsepe Foundation met on Wednesday morning to see if they could find a way around the problem. But an agreement could not be reached. Baroka FC are scheduled to host the defending champions Bidvest Wits in Limpopo in the other semifinal. With FNB Stadium unavailable‚ the match is likely to be played at Durban’s Moses Mabhida Stadium. There are‚ however‚ a host of other venues that can be chosen including Mbombela Stadium in Mpumalanga‚ PE’s Nelson Mandela Bay‚...
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