Finally: Antwerp FC gets approval for new grandstand…
Finally white tower. The Interior was able to give the green light on Tuesday in the afternoon for the use of the new stand 4 of the Bosuil, it was confirmed to Gazet van Antwerpen. Antwerp football club can only wait for the formal approval of the local police and fire brigade, but nothing now seems to stand in the way of a full stand 4 for the home match against Genk and the rest of the football season.
For almost a month, since the European confrontation with the Cypriot Omonia Nicosia, football club Antwerp has been struggling with the stand 4. Due to a complete file and late requests from client Ghelamco, the Great Old was not allowed to open the stand at full capacity. due to issues such as fire safety, evacuations and safety protocols.
Only 2,000 subscribers were admitted, less than a third of the total capacity. A solid line through the bill of the club and – above all – the fans. After all the corona misery efforts, now a solid soot in the food that has not yet been approved. Over the past few weeks, it was all hands on deck at Ghelamco, which suddenly started looking for solutions together with everything to get an express train and start intensively with all possible implementations.
A long job, because after the game against Nicosia, the home games against OH Leuven and Seraing also followed with only a limited number of subscribers. Until now. At the beginning of this week, the last gaps in the file were resolved and on Tuesday afternoon Antwerp finally got a good deal from the Interior. All and files only correctly completed and the necessary procedures for more saw applications for no objection to use the capacity, “all conditions are met”.
The club only has to wait for the approval of the local (Antwerp) police and fire brigade, but in theory that should be a formality. The (equally frustrated and angry) Antwerp subscribers can rest assured: tomorrow’s postponed home game against KRC Genk, Wednesday 22 September, will almost certainly be possible for the first time with a fully filled stand 4 and therefore full Bosuil. at.
The club only wants to respond once the last formal approvals have been received.