GOVT SEEKS BUCKET SEATS FOR STADIA – AUTHORITIES MOVE TO MEET CAF REQUIREMENTS

THE Government has started procuring bucket seats and electronic ticketing system for the National Sports and Barbourfields stadia as it moves to ensure the Warriors and FC Platinum play their continental matches at home.
Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation Minister Kirsty Coventry last week told Members of the Senate that the Warriors are likely to enjoy home advantage when they take on African powerhouse Algeria in a crucial Total Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in November.
Responding to a question from Senator Chief Ngungumbane, who wanted to know the state of the country’s stadia and whether the Warriors would be able to play at home when they take on Algeria, Minister Coventry said: “Yes, Honourable Senator, our national stadia have been renovated, that is the National Sports Stadium and Barbourfields Stadium. We are only left with two outstanding issues, that is the procurement of bucket seats and the electronic ticketing which is now being procured through a tendering process. This past weekend (last weekend), there was an inspection team that has been visiting the two stadia, the one in Bulawayo and the National Sports Stadium. They are the inspection team that writes the report on behalf of Zimbabwe that they then send to Caf.
“Once they have shared that document with me, we will attach the letters of two outstanding procurements, the bucket seats and the electronic ticketing which we will send to Caf for it to make the decision. However, at the moment, it is looking very positive to have our national team playing, the grounds are looking very good in terms of all other aspects that Caf wanted upgraded, including the lighting, the changing rooms and medical room.”-Chronicle