Chippa keen to bring games to BCM

CHIPPA United chairman Chippa Mpengesi has allayed fears that football-lovers in Buffalo City Metro Municipality may be denied an opportunity to watch the club’s matches this season.

This follows reports that surfaced intimating that Chippa may take the rest of their home PSL games to Port Elizabeth.

Mpengesi told the Daily Dispatch that the Port Elizabeth-based outfit would bring its match against Platinum Stars to the city. The match is scheduled to be played at Sisa Dukashe Stadium on February 4.

There has been uncertainty over Chippa’s continuation to play its matches in Buffalo City following an unexpected u-turn by the municipality on a funding agreement.

But the BCM council is understood to have resolved to let the agreement continue until the end of the season.

Mpengesi said he has already inspected Sisa Dukashe stadium and he was happy with its condition.

Chippa’s matches have had economic spin offs to small businesses in Mdantsane and the city.

Mpengesi said the club wanted to help market the province and the city which is hosting ANC birthday celebrations this Saturday. He said they were pushing to bring their PSL game against Orlando Pirates to Sisa Dukashe stadium, but nothing had been finalised yet.

“As the mayor [Xola Phakati] was saying that he wants BCM to be a sporting destination of choice, we are building that momentum already,” he said.