FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- Arena football is returning to the Sandhills.
On Tuesday afternoon, the National Arena League announced the formation of the Fayetteville Mustangs.
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The news unfolded at the Crown Coliseum, where the team will play.
The season is set to kick off next summer.
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The Mustangs will be Fayetteville's seventh arena team. Another team, the Carolina Predators, supposed to make their debut at the Crown Coliseum this past spring but pandemic-related problems forced the team to postpone the season.
Fayetteville last had an arena football team when the Cape Fear Heroes competed in 2019.