As announced earlier, football fans held their “peaceful protest” march this Saturday morning. Fans gathered in large numbers outside Orlando Stadium to put pressure on the Premier Soccer League (PSL) and the SA Football Association (SAFA) to allow fans back into stadiums.

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Organised by the National Football Supporters’ Association (Nafsa), the protest is taking place ahead of the Soweto derby between Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs scheduled to start at 13.30 GMT.

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The SA Football Players Union (Safpu) have thrown their weight behind the protest by fans for stadiums to be reopened for the first time since March 2020 when the country went under lockdown.

Nafsa and Safpu leadership are expected to hand over a memorandum to PSL officials before the start of the DStv Premiership match between Pirates and Chiefs.