THE Premier Soccer League has promised strict security at Moses Mabhida Stadium - a ground that has become notorious for spectator misbehaviour - at Saturday's Nedbank Cup final.
League champions Kaizer Chiefs face defending champions SuperSport United and the match kicks off at 3pm.
The most recent high-profile security breach at the iconic 2010 World Cup Stadium came on April 6, when referee Lwandile Mfiki was attacked by a vuvuzela-wielding pitch invader who was alleged to be a Chiefs fan.
During the game between Lamontville Golden Arrows and Chiefs, the insurgent charged at the man in the middle, evading security officials before taking a wild swing with the vuvuzela at Mfiki.
Mfiki escaped serious injury but the stadium's security measures have been questioned.
It is Chiefs' first game at the ground since the incident, whose video clip landed on Youtube.
"The league has noted the unacceptable behaviour displayed by a few individuals at some matches at the Moses Mabhida Stadium. Like we did with the last incident, whoever misbehaves will be arrested," said the PSL's general manager of safety and security Phillip Masimong.
"Police and security will be strict. We have put security measures in place to curb such misbehaviour."
The stadium has graded Saturday's final as "medium risk", according to stadium spokesperson Lara McLeod, which is the normal security classification for all PSL games.
Barriers at the stadium intended to prevent spectators from invading the pitch are either flat, raised halfway or fully upright, depending on the match's risk categorisation.
Last year, a mob of fans swarmed the pitch after Orlando Pirates won the Absa Premiership with a 4-2 win over Arrows, breaking security barriers and stadium seats in the process.
The league charged Pirates but the case is still stewing at the PSL's disciplinary committee.
Pirates' coach Roger de Sa also felt the wrath of fans when they expressed their displeasure, following a 1-1 draw with AmaZulu, by striking him with a vuvuzela after the game.
With tickets for the final sold out, Masimong warned that fans found with tickets bought on the black market would be arrested.
Strict security for final
THE Premier Soccer League has promised strict security at Moses Mabhida Stadium - a ground that has become notorious for spectator misbehaviour - at Saturday's Nedbank Cup final.
League champions Kaizer Chiefs face defending champions SuperSport United and the match kicks off at 3pm.
The most recent high-profile security breach at the iconic 2010 World Cup Stadium came on April 6, when referee Lwandile Mfiki was attacked by a vuvuzela-wielding pitch invader who was alleged to be a Chiefs fan.
During the game between Lamontville Golden Arrows and Chiefs, the insurgent charged at the man in the middle, evading security officials before taking a wild swing with the vuvuzela at Mfiki.
Mfiki escaped serious injury but the stadium's security measures have been questioned.
It is Chiefs' first game at the ground since the incident, whose video clip landed on Youtube.
"The league has noted the unacceptable behaviour displayed by a few individuals at some matches at the Moses Mabhida Stadium. Like we did with the last incident, whoever misbehaves will be arrested," said the PSL's general manager of safety and security Phillip Masimong.
"Police and security will be strict. We have put security measures in place to curb such misbehaviour."
The stadium has graded Saturday's final as "medium risk", according to stadium spokesperson Lara McLeod, which is the normal security classification for all PSL games.
Barriers at the stadium intended to prevent spectators from invading the pitch are either flat, raised halfway or fully upright, depending on the match's risk categorisation.
Last year, a mob of fans swarmed the pitch after Orlando Pirates won the Absa Premiership with a 4-2 win over Arrows, breaking security barriers and stadium seats in the process.
The league charged Pirates but the case is still stewing at the PSL's disciplinary committee.
Pirates' coach Roger de Sa also felt the wrath of fans when they expressed their displeasure, following a 1-1 draw with AmaZulu, by striking him with a vuvuzela after the game.
With tickets for the final sold out, Masimong warned that fans found with tickets bought on the black market would be arrested.
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