First Division outfit FC Cape Town's dream of a home Nedbank Cup second round tie against Kaizer Chiefs have been dashed due to the fact there are no suitable stadiums in Cape Town to stage the clash, which will be played at the Botshabelo Stadium outside Bloemfontein on Sunday.

Kick-off is at 3pm live on SS4.

Premier Soccer League's media manager, Altaaf Kazi, explained

that the first choice venue, Newlands Stadium in Cape Town, is unavailable.

The only other venue big enough to host the popular Chiefs is the

Athlone Stadium, which is being upgraded to be used as a training

venue for the World Cup, which kicks off in June, and is also

unavailable.

Kazi said: "Chiefs are on a roll at present and we expect a

bumper crowd for this cup-tie. For security reasons the only

stadium suitable was the Botshabelo Stadium, which is 40 kilometres

east of Bloemfontein and has a capacity of about 22 000.

"FC Cape Town officials understand the difficulty and have

accepted playing their home match in the Free State."

Kazi said the match will be an all-ticket affair. Tickets are on

sale at Computicket and Shoprite Checkers outlets.

The lack of venues in Cape Town has also forced the PSL to stage

Ajax Cape Town's second-round clash against fellow PSL side Free

State Stars at Stellenbosch's Coetzenburg Stadium on Saturday at

3pm.

The second-round matches will be staggered over the two

weekends. Holders Moroka Swallows will host AmaZulu at Dobsonville on

Saturday night at 8.15pm, while Jomo Cosmos will entertain last season's

finalists, Pretoria University, at the Rand Stadium on Sunday, also

at 3pm, to complete this weekend's four cup fixtures.

Mamelodi Sundowns have been forced to play their home match

against Black Leopards at the Rand Stadium, south of Johannesburg on May 2.

Downs were supposed to use Atteridgeville's Super Stadium in Pretoria West as

their home ground, but that venue has been reseeded to be used

as a training venue for the World Cup and will not be ready before

the PSL season ends next month.

Fixtures:

Saturday: Ajax Cape

Town v FS Stars (Coetzenburg 3pm)
Moroka Swallows v AmaZulu

(Dobsonville 8.15pm).

Sunday: FC Cape Town v Kaizer Chiefs (Botshabelo Stadium); Jomo

Cosmos v Pretoria University (Rand Stadium). Both at 3pm.

Saturday May 1: Bidvest Wits v Thanda Royal Zulu (Milpark 3pm)


Orlando Pirates v Als Puk Tawana (Orlando Stadium 8.15pm).

Sunday May 2: Mamelodi Sundowns v Black Leopards (Rand Stadium)


Winners Park v Mpumalamga Black Aces (University of Limpopo). Both

at 3pm