Tickets at R100 as SA make a return to FNB

Management vow to attract big crowd

Despite returning to Johannesburg after a three-and-ahalf-year hiatus‚ Stadium Management chief executive Jacques Grobbelaar is confident that Bafana Bafana will attract at least 40 000 fans to FNB Stadium when they face Burkina Faso in a 2018 World Cup qualifier on October 7.

With the tragic scenes that left two people dead and several others injured during the sold-out Carling Black Label Cup match between Kaizer Chiefs Orlando Pirates in July still fresh in the mind‚ Grobbelaar urged fans to arrive at least two hours before kickoff.

Unreserved tickets are priced between R100 and R120.

“We believe the ticket price is still affordable because the last time we had a Bafana match here against Brazil‚ the ticket price was R80 to R100 and the fans responded very well‚” said Grobbelaar.

“We did also take into consideration that the price is the same as what the fans pay to watch the Soweto derby here.”

Bafana last played at Soccer City in March 2014 when they received a 5-0 trashing from Brazil in a friendly match.

Emphasizing the safety of the fans‚ Grobbelaar promised that they would ensure that security was tight in and around the stadium on the day of the match.

“We are going to activate all our public transport systems in Joburg so that fans don’t hassle.” –