Mothobi Mvala is hoping for more of Bafana Bafanas games to be played in the Free State province following the win over Zimbabwe in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier earlier this month. The Free State Stadium was packed to capacity as supporters spurred on Bafana to a 3-1 win over The Warriors.
Despite Bafanas rise under Belgian coach Hugo Broos, they have struggled to attract fans to the stadium, especially in Gauteng. It was a pleasant home return for Mvala and Teboho Mokoena, who are from the province.
With Bloemfontein Celtic no longer in the DStv Premiership, the public that side has been starved off top flight football. The Mamelodi Sundowns defender is encouraged by the warm reception they got in a bid to qualify for the world football spectacle that will be held in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
I was very happy especially to play at home in front of a packed stadium like that in the Free State. What we knew as a team was that it was going to be packed and they will be pushing us from the first minute to the 90th minute and we didnt want to disappoint them, he said.
People there love soccerWe wanted to leave the stadium with three points and put a smile on their faces and to also give them something that they can be proud of which I hope that we did because we know that there is no team in Bloemfontein.
