Soccer fanatics fervorous to return to the stands
Local soccer fanatics are getting impatient with being made to wait a little longer to return to the stadiums, even after having been vaccinated.
It was earlier anticipated that vaccinated soccer fans would be slowly allowed back into stadiums, as had been the case during the Bafana Bafana and Ethiopia World Cup qualifier game on October 12, but both the government and the football controlling bodies in the country remain silent.
“We were told to go out and be vaccinated. We did that. We played our part, but there is still no word about us going back to the stadiums.
This is frustrating, as we are tired of sitting at home and having to watch our favourite soccer teams on the small screens,” said Mandla Maseko, a Nkomazi soccer fan.
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Speaking during the “Return to Play: It’s in your Hands” event at the Mbombela Stadium on September 17, Deputy President David Mabuza told soccer fans they would be able to return to stadiums once the majority of the country has been vaccinated. “We are convinced that the more of us taking the Covid-19 vaccines, the sooner we will begin to enjoy watching our sporting teams as spectators on the grand stands that are empty now, the sooner we will be able to enjoy live concerts and the sooner we will be able to enjoy our festivals and performances in theatres,” said Mabuza.
During this vaccination campaign, one of Mpumalanga’s colourful soccer fans, Thabo “Manyovu” Mnisi, asked Mabuza and the sport minister, Nathi Mthethwa, to allow all vaccinated fans back to the stands. Mpumalanga’s two teams currently
