It’s official. There will be a maximum of 2,000 football supporters when Bafana Bafana hosts Ethiopia during their 2022 Qatar Fifa World Cup qualifier at FNB Stadium on Tuesday.
This comes after co-operative governance and traditional affairs minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma amended regulation 69 of the Disaster Management Act on Monday morning.
Bafana go into this match sitting on top of Group G with seven points, and they will be looking to complete a double over Ethiopia, who they convincingly beat 3-1 away from home at the weekend.
Cogta minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma amends regulations to allow fans to watch Bafana against Ethiopia
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It’s official. There will be a maximum of 2,000 football supporters when Bafana Bafana hosts Ethiopia during their 2022 Qatar Fifa World Cup qualifier at FNB Stadium on Tuesday.
This comes after co-operative governance and traditional affairs minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma amended regulation 69 of the Disaster Management Act on Monday morning.
Bafana go into this match sitting on top of Group G with seven points, and they will be looking to complete a double over Ethiopia, who they convincingly beat 3-1 away from home at the weekend.
Stadium gates finally swing open for long-suffering soccer fans
The amended regulations states that sporting events, including professional and non-professional matches, by recognised bodies are allowed subject to strict adherence to the times of operation as provided for in regulation 66 (3) and the following:
This will be the first time since the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic in March last year that sporting fans in the country will be allowed inside the stadium to watch a live football match.
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