Marking 50 Days countdown to kick off to the 3rd Orange African Nations Championship (CHAN 2014), to be held in SOUTH AFRICA 2014 from 11 January to 1 February 2014, the Local Organising Committee (LOC) announced today that tickets will be available for sale to the public from 29 November 2013 in a tiered approach.
The tournament tickets, which will be available at Computicket outlets countrywide, will be sold to the general public from as little as R40 to a maximum of R200 only.
Speaking at the media launch in Pretoria, the LOC CEO, Mr. Mvuzo Mbebe, said: “in July we launched Orange CHAN 2014; in August we announced our Volunteer Program and in September we drew the 16 teams who will participate in this tournament into 4 groups, and, in October we raised the flags of the 16 nations representing the participating member associations.
This month of November we are embarking on a dedicated 'go-to-public communication campaign’ starting with the launch of our ticketing system today which we believe will begin a massive public mobilisation program, designed to create awareness and excitement about the tournament to urge every football loving African to get their ticket in their hands - ‘ithikithi esandleni'.
We have applied the same principle of a multi-phased discount system for those early birds who eager to secure themselves the front seat to what we believe will be a spectacular tournament where we celebrate Africa’s Home Champions’ and we hope you will grab this opportunity and get those tickets as they go on sale on 29 November”.
Presenting the ticketing structure, Mr. Mbebe explained that the tickets will be sold in 3 discount phases, varying from up 20% discount 1st Phase, and up 15% and 10% for 2nd and 3rd Phases, respectively. Category 3 tickets will not be discounted, except for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies.
The ticket price will revert back to the standard ticketing structure after the end of the 3rd Phase of the discount period on 22 January 2014.
For further enquiries please contact:
Sipho Sithole
Chief Communications and Marketing Officer
Cell: 083 299 5550
E-mail: sipho@iafrica.com
