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RSS FEEDOn Friday 27 August 2010, Capetonians can look forward to a double header of local PSL soccer at the Cape Town Stadium in Green Point. Vasco Da Gama will be up against Orlando Pirates at 18h00 and Ajax Cape Town will be playing against Bloemfontein Celtic at 20h45.
Photo courtesy of Bruce Sutherland, City of Cape Town.
Will matches taking place at the Cape Town Stadium generate more interest in local soccer? I think it will make a difference. Of course, matches featuring the bigger teams will always be more popular than other games. As it is with any other sport. With that said, bring on the popular teams and don’t forget the reigning PSL champions, SuperSport United.
A Bafana Bafana match in Cape Town is also long overdue. Come on guys, we’d like to see our national team play here.
This year, Cape Town has three teams competing in the Premier Soccer League – Ajax Cape Town, Santos and newly promoted Vasco Da Gama. On a side note, what ever happened to Hellenic FC? They used to be a very popular team in the Mother City.
Personally, I’d like to see a better marketing and branding approach to the PSL. Give it a better image. Make it more popular. Appeal to a wider audience. Hosting matches at the new stadiums is a good start.
Of course, you must walk the walk after you talk the talk, so the quality of soccer has to be up to scratch. At the end of the day, the game of soccer is the product you are promoting and that must be good.
Tickets for the soccer at Cape Town Stadium on 27 August 2010 are available from Computicket. Enjoy!
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I agree, a Bafana Bafana game is long overdue in Cape Town. And the image of local soccer definitely needs a kick in the butt. I would like to see a mix of rugby and soccer at the stadium.
The 2010 World Cup was my first introduction to the world of football and I am so excited to have been exposed to the game. I really hope that Cape Town rises to the occasion and gives the support needed to get Bafana Bafana ‘on the map’ in soccer circles in years to come!