The make or mar 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifier match between Bafana Bafana of South Africa and the Super Eagles of Nigeria is now confirmed to take place at the iconic First National Bank Stadium in Johannesburg South, South Africa.
According to press release from Stadium Management SA (SMSA), who has acquired the commercial rights of Bafana Bafana remainig AFCON qualifier games and will be promoting the events as rights owner and partner to SAFA, both matches are now confirmed to take place at the iconic FNB Stadium with kick-off at 15h00.
Stadium Management SA CEO, Dr. Jacques Grobbelaar said, ”It is always a pleasure to welcome Bafana Bafana to the spiritual home of African football.
”We are here to support the team in their AFCON 2019 qualifiers and also working together with SAFA and our other stakeholders to provide an excellent experience for the spectators.
”Ticket packages have been created specifically with the spectator in mind allowing them to experience both matches at reduced costs if they buy the tickets together.
”We know that economic factors influence attendance and have done all that we could to keep the ticket prices accessible for all. Come enjoy FNB Stadium and support our national team as they make their bid for AFCON 2019”.
SAFA General Manager in Football Business, Russell Paul said, ”We are very excited to have Bafana Bafana play these two AFCON 2019 qualifiers at FNB Stadium.
”The matches are significant and important in the team’s qualification campaign.
”We’d like to encourage the public to attend the matches, working with SMSA we have created packages that make getting to both matches possible”.
For the South Africa vs Nigeria match, the general admission ticket (Level 1 and 5) will cost R60.00, Reserved Seating Admission ticket will set spectators back R120.00 and Corporate Hospitality ticket is R2146.00 excluding VAT.
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