Stellenbosch FC have announced that their next two home games will be played at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban.

The change in venue came after it was revealed that both the Danie Craven Stadium and Athlone Stadium have been deemed unsuitable playing surfaces.

Meanwhile, Cape Town Stadium is unavailable due to scheduling issues forcing the team to use the Moses Mabhida Stadium as their home ground.

Stellies will now host Nsingizini Hotspurs in the second leg of their Caf Confederation Cup first qualifying round match at the Moses Mabhida Stadium before hosting Mamelodi Sundowns in the MTN8 semi-final at the same venue.

Stellenbosch FC have since released the following statement on the venue change:

Stellenbosch Football Club can confirm the Club will regrettably play its upcoming home fixtures against Nsingizini Hotspurs (24 August 2024) and Mamelodi Sundowns (1 September 2024) away from our traditional home at Danie Craven Stadium, and indeed outside the Western Cape.

These fixtures will instead both be played at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban due to the unavailability of the Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch, and the surrounding Athlone Stadium and DHL Cape Town Stadium on the dates in question.

The Club is unable to utilise Danie Craven or Athlone Stadium due to the ongoing rehabilitation of the playing surfaces at both venues. This is due to damage caused to the pitch by a combination of the prevailing wet weather conditions and a strenuous rugby season.

The DHL Cape Town Stadium is similarly unavailable due to scheduling conflicts, including the international test match between the South African and New Zealand national rugby teams near the start of September.

The Club would like to apologise to supporters for the inconvenience caused by the venue changes, and stress that all is being done to ensure that football returns to the Western Cape in time for the start of the 2024/25 Betway Premiership campaign.