Esperance Sportive de Tunis issue fan warning ahead of Mamelodi Sundowns test

Esperance Sportive de Tunis issue fan warning ahead of Mamelodi Sundowns test

The last time these two sides faced each other, a number of fans clashed in the stands at Loftus Versfeld.

Both teams were sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football, and now Esperance have pre-empted any potetential trouble with a statement warning.

The club wrote: "The Tunisian sportsman Al-Taraji reminds his dear fans that our team is threatened with the harshest penalties by the African Football Federation, either financial penalties or the penalty for playing without the presence of the audience, in the form of returning to igniting records or throwing different kinds of shots on the field during our matches in the current edition of the League Competition. The Champions of Africa.

"In light of this, in the light of Wicklow's penalties that the AFC Football Federation has recently imposed on a number of clubs in the quarter-finals, we ensure, in the image of qualifying to the final, God willing, that our team is not deprived of its fans and its great support and active support for the rest of the time From the matches of this continental competition.

"Therefore, we urge our supporters who will be attending Hamadi Al-Aqrabi Brads Stadium tomorrow for our encounter against Mamelodi Sundowns to avoid all overpasses, refrain from lighting up dates or throwing shots, as such penalties may deny our team the presence of its fans in the forthcoming matches and certainly affect our luck in the competition.

"We hope that tomorrow our team will achieve a positive result that supports its luck in completing this round, and that the interview will take place in a sport environment without any breaks on the courts. 

"We are confident of the awareness of our loved ones and their keen interest in the interest of the team and supporting its career in the African Champions League." 

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