Maritzburg United chairman Farook Kadodia has shown his excitement over the possibility of having fans back in the match venues for the first one in over a year.
The Team of Choice, been one of the few teams in the DStv Premiership who have created a beautiful culture in their home games in recent seasons, have been unable to welcome their fans to the stadium since March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Kadodia has now welcomed the news of the South African government finally allowing fans to come back to stadiums and admits it has been very challenging for them, not just on the pitch and also off it financially.
“Fans are a very important part of the club and we will do anything to assist. We plead with government to allow fans into stadiums. We are nothing without supporters as football clubs,” Kadodia said in a recent interview.
“This has been a very challenging period for us, financially and performance-wise. We need that motivation for players to perfom at their best. We’ve seen what Maritzburg United supporters have done in previous seasons, without them it has really affected us.”
With government easing up lockdown regulations, Kadodia has urged supporters to take advantage of the situation and vaccinate in their numbers because they are needed in those stands.
“Take your vaccine and it important that we do that because we need you in stadiums, it safe and will allow us to return to what we love, I’ve taken mine with my family, so we urge you all to follow all protocols,” he added.