Sundowns vs Chippa game abandoned
The Mamelodi Sundowns versus Chippa United clash was abandoned due to power failure at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium on Tuesday night.
Chippa United players leaving the fields after the lights went off during the Absa Premiership 2016/17 match between Mamelodi Sundowns and Chippa United at Loftus Stadium. (Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix)
The floodlights went off in the 42nd minute and the referee stopped the match, with the teams still locked at 0-0.
After the technicians told the match commissioner that it would take about two hours to fix the problem, the Premier Soccer League announced the game had been abandoned.
The match between Mamelodi Sundowns vs Chippa United has been abandoned. (It will take 2 hours to fix power failure in the area).
— Official PSL (@OfficialPSL) 28 February 2017
