Stadium Management addresses Soweto Derby chaos: ‘We can’t continue like this’

Clement Manyathela speaks with Bertie Grobbelaar, CEO of Stadium Management South Africa.

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There were numerous challenges at FNB Stadium this weekend as fans gathered for the Soweto Derby.

The stadium anticipated 90,000 spectators, however, many more showed up, some with fake tickets.

Grobbelaar says this led to serious issues with access control.

“We had a massive amount of fake tickets. Even more than we anticipated.”

- Bertie Grobbelaar, CEO - Stadium Management South Africa

He says they are holding an emergency meeting with all stakeholders on Tuesday to find out exactly what went wrong.

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They have a new plan around ticketing to prevent this going forward.

“We cannot continue like this.”

- Bertie Grobbelaar, CEO - Stadium Management South Africa

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