Over the next few days, the City of Cape Town will host the 8 Nations U20 International Football Challenge 2012. Some of the world’s, best and most promising football players will play at Cape Town and Athlone Stadiums.
Cape Town Stadium will host six qualifying matches, the 3rd – 4th place match and the finals. Matches will be played at the Cape Town Stadium on 26, 27 and 28 May and on 3 June.
The City would like to alert residents in the area of the following road closures:
- On 26 and 27 May, Fritz Sonnenberg Road will be closed from 8:00 to 19:30. On 29 May, it will be closed from 11:00 to 22:30. On 3 June, it will be closed from 08:00 to 20:30.
- Stephan Way and Granger Bay Boulevard (north bound) will be closed from 12:00 to 19:30 on 26 and 27 May. On 29 May, the roads will be closed from 16:00 to 22:30 and from 12:00 to 20:30 on 3 June.
- Fort Wynyard Road and Granger Bay Boulevard (south bound) will be closed from 18:00 to 19:00 on 26 and 27 May. On 29 May it will be closed from 21:00 to 22:00 and from 12:00 to 20:00 on 3 June.
- Beach Road will be closed between Portswood and Haul Roads from 18:00 to 19:00 on 26 and 27 May and from 21:00 to 22:00 on 29 May. The roads will be closed from 18:00 to 20:00 on 3 June.
- Portswood Road will be closed in a North-Easterly direction from 18:00 to 19:00 on 26 and 27 May and from 21:00 to 22:00 on 29 May. The roads will be closed from 18:00 to 20:00 on 3 June.
- Vlei Road will be closed from 12:00 to 19:30 on 26 and 27 May and from 16:00 to 22:00 on 29 May. On 3 June, the road will be closed from 12:00 to 20:30.
There will not be any parking at or near the stadium on match days, and attendees are encouraged to park in the city bowl and use the free event shuttle to and from the stadium.
Dedicated minibus-taxi parking is allocated on Main Road between Varneys Road and Three Anchor Bay Road, as well as on Helen Suzman Boulevard between Beach Road and Vlei Road.
Attendees will be required to produce their match tickets, to ride the MyCiTi shuttles between Cape Town Stadium and the Civic Centre stations (all other MyCiTi routes will be charged as per normal).
The Fan Walk will be open on Sunday 3 June to provide an opportunity for attendees to move from the bus and rail stations to the stadium along a dedicated pedestrian route. In Somerset Road, the left lane going towards the city will be closed to vehicular traffic as pedestrian volumes increase.
There will be no tickets on sale at the stadium. Tickets can be purchased at Computicket and Shoprite/Checkers outlets.
