Big crowd expected at Top8 decider

Fears over weather and pitch allayed

A decent crowd of more than 25 000 is what the management at Moses Mabhida Stadium expects tomorrow evening when SuperSport United tackle Cape Town City in the MTN8 final.

Vusi Mazibuko‚ the manager of the Durban venue‚ said by Tuesday they had sold just under 10 000 tickets and were expecting more to be snatched up closer to match day (kickoff 7pm).

“We are very confident of reaching 25 000‚” said Mazibuko of their target for the 50 000-seat stadium.

“We know that 60% of our supporters have this culture of buying tickets on the day of the match so we are banking a lot on that and the fact that some people will only get paid on the 13th [today]. “The gates will be opened at 4pm and the PSL will provide entertainment.” Mazibuko allayed fears about the state of the pitch following Tuesday’s devastating storm in the city. “Fortunately, we have one of the greatest drainage systems in the stadium and it has helped a lot preserving the condition of the pitch‚” he said. “We don’t expect a heavy downpour before the match. We also hope that there will be no more rain that we can’t manage during the match‚ but the weather forecast for the weekend is very good.” –

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