In 2008, the stadium was the home venue for the African qualifiers for the Nike Premier Cup competition.
The tournament was established by Nike in 1993 as the Nike Premier Cup and featured 624 teams from 15 European countries.
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The regional tournaments served to whittle down the competing teams from over 2,500 to just 12 for the finals tournament in Cape Town, South Africa.
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In 2003, to coincide with Nike replacing Umbro as kit sponsors of Manchester United, the tournament was re-branded as the Manchester United Premier Cup.
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