Bafana Bafana are set to play hosts to Morocco in their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier scheduled to take place at the FNB Stadium on Tuesday, May 23.

On Tuesday, the CEO of Safa, Lydia Monyepao, and the CFO, Gronie Hluyo, met with the CEO of Stadium Management, Bertie Grobbelaar, to discuss several issues related to the hosting of the match on 17 June 2023 at the site of the 2010 Fifa World Cup final.

The parties resolved all outstanding issues, including a debt incurred from a previous match played at the stadium.
The game will be played at FNB Stadium, as confirmed by Grobbelaar.

“All financial matters between SAFA and Stadium Management have been resolved and the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between Bafana Bafana and Morocco will go ahead at FNB Stadium on 17 June 2023 as scheduled,” said Grobbelaar.

“This was an incredibly cordial engagement between two long-time partners and I am happy that our meeting was conducted in such a warm spirit. We are happy that all the issues have been resolved.”

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