Premier Soccer League Responds to Planned Protest Outside Orlando Stadium Ahead of Soweto Derby

• The planned protest outside Orlando Stadium on Saturday ahead of the clash between Orlando Pirates is already having the desired effect
• The protest is demanding the full reopening opening stadiums for football supporters, and is organised by the National Football Supporters Association
• The demonstration has caught the attention of the Premier Soccer League, which will be on hand to receive the protestors

The National Football Supporters Association will descend on Orlando Stadium on Saturday afternoon ahead of the DStv Premiership match between Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs.

NAFSA is using the platform of the Soweto Derby to protest against the Premier Soccer League's failure to implement the 2 000 crowd member limit that has become normal to see at cricket and rugby matches across the country. It's also for the long-term lifting of stadium restrictions as a whole, which was a result of the Covid-19 outbreak in the country back in early 2020.

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The South African Football Association has been allowing that amount of supporters for recent Bafana Bafana matches without incident. However, it appears the PSL is very much behind the times on this front.

NAFSA general secretary Siyabulela Loyilane said to iDiskiTimes:

"The PSL has afforded us an opportunity to sit down with the Chairman Dr Irvin Khoza and the Acting CEO Ma Mato Madlala to discuss issues relating to the supporters and the march. The PSL has confirmed to us that they will be ready to receive us on Saturday.”

This march comes just after the recent one which took place in Pretoria and was led by the Economic Freedom Front (EFF) leadership, its supporters and other football stakeholders like NAFSA, South African Football Players Union (SAFPU) and some PSL club owners and officials like the AmaZulu Director Manzini Zungu.

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The rugby fraternity has joined in on calls to lift restrictions on fan attendance in the ongoing United Rugby Championship and Currie Cup competitions.

As reported on Sports Brief, this was on the back of a recent demonstration held by the Economic Freedom Fighters for stakeholders to reopen stadiums for football competitions.

Rugby and cricket matches can only be attended by a maximum of 2 000 and 1 500 spectators respectively.