Peter Mokaba Stadium to host Nedbank Cup final

The Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane will host its first-ever top flight domestic cup final when it opens its gates for the 2015/16 Nedbank Cup final.

The Premier Soccer League (PSL) has confirmed that the stadium will host the event on 28 May with kick-off set for 3pm.

PSL acting CEO Mato Madlala said, “We are excited to be going to Peter Mokaba Stadium. After we hosted the 2010 Fifa World Cup we made a commitment to the football fraternity that we will do our best to utilise the venues that were built for the World Cup and to ensure they remain active.

“Also, we need to give the people from these areas an opportunity to watch cup final football. The visit to Polokwane is long overdue so we’re glad that it has finally happened. We can’t wait for 28 May and I hope people from Polokwane and its surrounding areas will pack the stadium. We have been often asked to take a final to that part of the country and we know that the response will be very positive.

“We would like to thank our sponsors Nedbank for their co-operation during the tournament and we look forward to what would be a spectacular affair in Polokwane.”

The Peter Mokaba Stadium will be the eighth different venue to host the Nedbank Cup final. Tobie Badenhorst, head of sponsorship and cause marketing at Nedbank said, “We are delighted to bring the Nedbank Cup final to the province of Limpopo for the first time in the history of this prestigious cup competition.

“The host city was selected as part of Nedbank’s commitment to take the Nedbank Cup final around the country, exposing the biggest knockout fixture in local football to fans across South Africa.”

Other Nedbank Cup venues since 2008:

• 2008 Johannesburg Stadium,
• 2009 Rand Stadium,
• 2010 Soccer City,
• 2011 Mbombela Stadium,
• 2012 Orlando Stadium,
• 2013 Moses Mabhida Stadium,
• 2014 Moses Mabhida Stadium, and
• 2015 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

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