Mamalodi Sundowns, owned by the Confederation of African Soccer’s president, are fined for fan dysfunction.
The Confederation of African Soccer (CAF) has fined its president’s membership $100,000 after violent fan clashes at an African Champions League recreation between two groups which can be going to the FIFA Club World Cup in america this summer season.
Mamelodi Sundowns, owned by Patrice Motsepe – a South African mining billionaire and FIFA vice chairman – breached security and safety guidelines internet hosting an April 1 recreation in opposition to Esperance of Tunisia, CAF mentioned in a disciplinary ruling late Thursday.
Motsepe has been president of African soccer’s governing physique CAF for 4 years and was re-elected unopposed final month.
The African soccer physique mentioned Sundowns “is required to strictly implement the security and safety measures specified within the CAF laws, pointers and directives, notably of their upcoming matches”.
Esperance was fined $150,000 for the fan misconduct, CAF mentioned, associated to clashes within the stands on the quarterfinal, first-leg recreation.
Sundowns received the primary leg 1-0 in Pretoria and superior to the semifinals after the return recreation ended 0-0 in Tunis one week later. The South African workforce on Saturday hosts Al Ahly of Egypt – one other Membership World Cup workforce – within the first leg of the semifinals.
Sundowns and Esperance are each coming to the US in June as two of Africa’s 4 entries within the first 32-team Membership World Cup organised by FIFA.
Each certified due to constantly good outcomes over 4 years within the CAF Champions League by 2024.
Sundowns has been drawn in a Membership World Cup group with Ulsan of South Korea, Borussia Dortmund of Germany and Fluminense of Brazil, taking part in video games in Orlando, Cincinnati and Miami.
Esperance is in a gaggle with Chelsea of England, Brazil’s Flamengo and a 3rd workforce that was to be Leon, which FIFA disqualified as a result of it’s in the identical possession as one other Mexican workforce that certified, Pachuca. These video games are in Philadelphia and Nashville.
Leon has a Could 5 listening to with the Court docket of Arbitration for Sport in Madrid in its attraction in opposition to FIFA’s ruling. The Membership World Cup is performed in 11 US cities from June 14 to July 13.
