Mamelodi Sundowns is reportedly likely to face Premier Soccer League Disciplinary Committee(PSL DC) before the season ends.
The Brazilians are set to face Stellenbosch FC this Saturday at Athlone Stadium after the game was moved from the initial venue, Danie Craven Stadium, after their last fixture at the venue led to fans invading the pitch after breaking the venue’s fence.
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“Stellenbosch FC will play host to the newly-crowned 2023-24 DStv Premiership champions Mamelodi Sundowns on Saturday afternoon in what will be the club’s penultimate match of the domestic campaign,” Stellies reported on their website.
“The highly-anticipated fixture, which will be the second meeting between the two sides this month, will not be played in Stellenbosch, however, and will instead be hosted at Athlone Stadium in Cape Town.”
However, Sundowns is likely to face the PSL DC before the season ends due to the club’s fans breaking the fence while invading the pitch, according to KickOff.
This comes after Kaizer Chiefs was charged and fined R200 000 “which half suspended for 24 months” for the same incident last season at the same venue.
“I can confirm that this evening Kaizer Chiefs Football Club appeared before the DC to answer to two counts of pitch invasion by the spectators as well as one count of the delayed restarting of the match after the pitch invasion,” PSL Prosecutor Zola Majavu said.
“They pleaded guilty as charged and having listened to extensive submissions of both the prosecutor and their legal representative, the PSL DC sanctioned Kaizer Chiefs as follows.
“A monetary fine of R200 000 of which half is suspended for a period of 24 months on condition that during the period of suspension they are not found guilty of the same offence.
“The league was directed to carry the costs of the seating, as opposed of Kaizer Chiefs. This was based on the understanding that the league as the event organiser ought to have arranged the security differently.
“Kaizer Chiefs was ordered the costs of the inner perimeter fence, if any, which was breached by Kaizer Chiefs supporters.”
Majavu concluded: “The league was also ordered to pay the costs of the outer perimeter fence, if any, which was damaged as a result of the invasion and due to what the DC characterised as inaccurate security arrangements.
“Both the league as well as Kaizer Chiefs senior officials are directed by the DC to address a press conference at which they would be expected to convey a message to the masses out there regarding this kind of behaviour.
“It was recognised that a message from the clubs alone is not enough. Hence the directive for the league also to shoulder some responsibility to assist Kaizer Chiefs in addressing the masses, mindful of the fact that we have all survived Covid regulations and maybe people have forgotten how to behave in the stadium.”
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Whether Sundowns will face the same charge or not remains to be seen.