AEK set to wait until 2021 for Agia Sofia move



AEK are set to move into their new Agia Sofia Stadium in early 2021 instead of next summer, according to the latest reports.

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Initially, AEK were hoping to begin the 2020/2021 campaign at the newly-constructed Agia Sofia Stadium in Nea Filadelfeia, but it now appears that the Kitrinomavri will have to wait until at least the middle of next season before they leave the Olympic Stadium. AEK have been playing at the OAKA since 2004.

The reason behind the delay is a problem concerning the bidding procedure for the undertaking of underground works. According to the media, underground work will eventually begin in October, but it does mean that AEK will have to continue playing at the OAKA until the second stage of the 2020/2021 season. The construction of the Agia Sofia Stadium, which is being built on the exact same site where the Nikos Goumas Stadium once stood, began in the summer of 2017.

The elections in the country had also slowed down the process.

However, on a more positive note, the arena is starting to look like a real football stadium with AEK publishing a recent video of the shelters being installed: