The Premier Soccer League have confirmed that security personnel will be on high alert during the final of the Nedbank Cup between TS Galaxy and Kaizer Chiefs at the Moses Mabhida Stadium on Saturday.
The PSL chairman announced that the venue for the prestigious cup final would be played at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on 18 May.
The Moses Mabhida Stadium will host yet another cup final while the PSL Awards will also head to Durban the day after the final on 19 April.
Tens of thousands of people have gathered at the Moses Mabhida Stadium to hear the party's election promises.
President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to launch the party's manifesto at the Moses Mabhida Stadium on Saturday morning.
The two arch rivals are meeting for the second time in a month and the third time this year, with the results of the last two showdowns going in favour of the Buccaneers.
Percy Tau scored a late equaliser as Bafana Bafana held Paraguay to a 1-1 draw in the Nelson Mandela Centenary Celebration Challenge on Tuesday.
The two Soweto giants will meet for the second time in a space of a month in the TKO semifinal hoping to end their long trophy droughts.
The first semifinal will see yet another Soweto Derby between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates on 24 November.
Amakhosi have been ordered to play three games behind closed doors with one game suspended for a period of 24 months.
In a repeat of last year’s final between SuperSport United and Cape Town City, the organisers decided that round two of this final, which saw SuperSport beat the Citizens on penalties last year, should go back to the venue of that final.
Their supporters invaded the pitch, assaulted fellow supporters and security officials and damaged property at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban.
While briefing parliamentary committees, the SAPS has admitted it only signed off the security operational plan a day after the crowd violence.
In April, fans invaded the pitch, destroyed property and attacked security guards after Kazier Chiefs lost to Free State Stars.
Soccer fans stormed the field after Kaizer Chiefs lost to Free State Stars in the Nedbank Cup in April. The arrests bring the total number of suspects in custody to 6.
The trio is facing charges of public violence and contravening the safety at a sports and recreation event.
Angry Kaizer Chiefs fans invaded the pitch two weeks ago and went on the rampage causing damage of more than R2 million.
Angry Kaizer Chiefs fans invaded the pitch two weeks ago and destroyed chairs, video cameras and other property after the team lost to Free State Stars during a game.
