CAF crackdown after trouble in African club matches

CAF fines its president's club $100,000 after African Champions League fan disorder

CAF has fined its president’s club $100,000 after violent fan clashes at an African Champions League game between two teams that are going to the FIFA Club World Cup in the United States. Mamelodi Sundowns is owned by Patrice Motsepe,…

CAF crackdown after trouble in African club matches

Esperance of Tunisia, Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa and Mouloudia Alger of Algeria were the clubs hardest hit financially on Thursday after a crackdown by the CAF disciplinary board.

Champions League chaos costs Pirates, Sundowns big as CAF enforces heavy penalties

The Confederation of African Football has acted following various clashes during quarter-final clashes in the Champions League over the past two weeks.

The African Football Confederation (CAF) has taken drastic measures against three Algerian clubs, a move that will certainly attract attention in a context of increasing tensions between the CAF and the Algerian Football Federation (FAF). These heavy sanctions are taking place in an already delicate climate, after the humiliation inflicted on the CAF and the Moroccan Federation by Algeria before the Tribunal Arbitral du Sport (TAS) concerning th…

Pirates & Sundowns Punished By CAF

The CAF Disciplinary Board has punished both Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns for the recent post-match incidents. This follows the bust-ups on the pitch after the CAF Champions League match against MC Alger on the 9th of April. Pirates were fined USD 70,000, while club official Ezekiel Matebula received a four-match ban (two suspended for a year). Sipho Chaine and Nkosinathi Sibisi, meanwhile, received one-match bans, suspended for a year.…

CAF hands Sundowns, Pirates, and North African giants heavy fines

CAF handed down heavy fines to Sundowns, Pirates, Esperance, and MC Alger after crowd trouble and misconduct marred recent interclub Champions League matches.