Mamelodi Sundowns have issued an announcement concerning the violent conflict between their supporters and followers of Tunisian membership Esperance at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on Tuesday, 1 April.
The conflict occurred after the ultimate whistle blew after the CAF Champions League quarter-final, which the house group received 1-0.
The incident occurred a day earlier than one other bloody brawl at Cape City Stadium on Wednesday when Stellenbosch FC confronted off towards Egypt’s Zamalek.
MAMELDOI SUNDOWNS CONDEMNS ‘UNRULY’ SUPPORTER BRAWL
In an announcement on their X account, Mamelodi Sundowns administration said that they had been “deeply saddened by the unruly behaviour” of soccer supporters of their very own membership and their Esperance rivals.
It learn: “Movies circulating on social media depict malicious harm to the stadium and the Mamelodi Sundowns supporters retreating from violent conduct that was initiated towards them, together with flares and pepper spray when the incident began.”
Sundowns added that it was awaiting a report from the match commissioner. It mentioned that it was “dedicated to cooperating with CAF to finalize its investigation forward of the return leg”.”
It continued: “Espérance de Tunis is a revered sports activities establishment in Africa, and we belief that after all of the proof is reviewed, our brothers and sisters at Espérance may even denounce this behaviour and take the mandatory steps to make sure that the subsequent encounter is one the place all supporters really feel protected and welcome.”
The membership additionally issued a proper apology to the Northern African membership “in accordance with our African tradition of compassion and empathy (our African tradition of Ubuntu).”
WILL ESPERANCE APOLOGISE?
Whereas Mamelodi Sundowns has issued a proper apology, Esperance has remained notably silent.
That hasn’t stopped South Africans from admonishing them on their X account.
@Muhali_Rrr: “Be taught to place your followers so as or don’t convey them over once more…they terrorised our infrastructures.”
@za_lady1: “We welcomed you to our nation with heat palms. There has by no means been a time when our South African groups mistreated you. However due to your loss, you uncovered your hooliganism. You can’t rip off our membership’s banners like that. That was utter disrespect.”
@sgubhu_mgodi: “Your gamers, alongside together with your followers, are a shame in our African soccer. Very disgusting“.
In the meantime, Mamelodi Sundowns and Esperance will face one another once more on Tuesday, 8 April, at Tunisia’s Hammadi Agrebi Stadium.
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