Chiefs urge fans to watch City game on TV
Kaizer Chiefs have called on club supporters not to come near the Moses Mabhida Stadium when they face Polokwane City on Saturday.
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – MARCH 04: Fans during the Absa Premiership match between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates at FNB Stadium on March 04, 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Barry Aldworth/Gallo Images)
Chiefs were ordered to play two games in Durban behind closed doors after they were found guilty of crowd violence after their supporters invaded the pitch at the self-same Moses Mabhida Stadium in April this year following Anakhosi’s loss to Free State Stars in the Nedbank Cup semi-final match.
“We would like to call on Amakhosi and football lovers in KwaZulu-Natal who were planning to go to the stadium to stay at home with family and friends on Saturday when Kaizer Chiefs take on Polokwane City in an Absa Premiership fixture,” read a statement from the club.
“We call on supporters in Durban and surrounding areas to not come anywhere near the stadium to ensure the smooth running of the proceedings.”
Club chairman Kaizer Motaung hopes that the fans have learned their lesson following the PSL order and will no longer engage in acts of violence at the stadiums.
“We hope this sanction is a learning to the fans. Such behaviour goes against the very ethos of what Amakhosi stand for, which is Love & Peace. It besmirches the reputation of the club, sponsors and the millions of well-mannered supporters who make up the Kaizer Chiefs Family; it brings the game of football itself into disrepute. And, on a wider scale, it reflects badly on our people and our country when the footage is accordingly disseminated across the world,” Motaung told the Chiefs website.
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