The South African Football Association and Stadium Management South Africa have resolved the financial issue that nearly derailed FNB Stadium hosting Bafana Bafana’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Morocco on 17 June.
TimesLIVE previously reported that SAFA owed SMSA about R1.5m. The company that manages FNB Stadium had threatened to not grant SAFA the right to host the game at the 2010 World Cup final venue.
However, in a meeting the parties found an amicable solution and SAFA and SMSA announced that the match would go ahead as planned at FNB.
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“All financial matters between SAFA and Stadium Management have been resolved,” said SMSA CEO Bertie Grobbelaar.
That apparently included resolving an amount owed from a previous match played at the stadium.
“This was an incredibly cordial engagement between two long-time partners and I am happy our meeting was conducted in such a warm spirit. We are happy all the issues have been resolved,” said Lydia Monyepao, SAFA CEO.
The match will be academic, as both teams have already qualified for AFCON, which will hosted by the Ivory Coast early next year.
