Cape Town City forced to relocate for Stormers at DHL Stadium
Cape Town City has been forced to change the game-day venue as Stormers call dibs on DHL Stadium for Saturday. The Cape Town Stadium. Photo: Hansueli Krapf. City have had to move their scheduled DStv Premiership clash against Richards Bay on Saturday, 13 May to the Athlone Stadium. City was set to host Richards Bay […]
Cape Town City has been forced to change the game-day venue as Stormers call dibs on DHL Stadium for Saturday.
The Cape Town Stadium. Photo: Hansueli Krapf.
City have had to move their scheduled DStv Premiership clash against Richards Bay on Saturday, 13 May to the Athlone Stadium.
City was set to host Richards Bay at the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday afternoon, but the DStv Premiership showdown has now been moved from the picturesque Green Point-based stadium to the Athlone Stadium in Athlone on the Cape Flats.
This move came about because the Stormers will host Irish province Connacht in a United Rugby Championship semi-final at the Cape Town Stadium. The Stormers had beaten the Bulls 33-21 at the same venue this past weekend to advance to the last four of the cross-hemisphere competition.
The news of City’s venue relocation was confirmed via the club’s official Twitter page on Tuesday. The Cape Town-based soccer club also wished their rugby friends well in their highly-anticipated playoff showdown.
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CAPE TOWN CITY FC STATEMENT
“Our scheduled last home game of the season at the DHL Stadium this Saturday has been moved to Athlone Stadium,” the statement read.
“This is following the Stormers’ home SF draw on the same date, Saturday 13th May.”
“We apologise to our supporters and the football community for the inconvenience. We would also like to take this opportunity to wish the Stormers the best of luck for the crucial URC semi-final clash.”
“Bring it home boys!”
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THE ATHLONE STADIUM
