Kaizer Chiefs have been handed a fine of R150,000 following the bad behaviour of their fans during their PSL match against Mamelodi Sundowns last month.
Chiefs fans threw objects onto the pitch in the latter stages of the contest, which Nasreddine Nabi’s men lost 2-1, protesting a late goal scored by Edson Castillo, which was ruled out due to a foul in the build-up.
The match had been marred by accusations of poor officiating after Sundowns’ second goal had been claimed to be offside and the crowd was charged when the home side’s goal was ruled out, leading to the incident.
“I hereby confirm that earlier this morning, Kaizer Chiefs Football Club appeared before the PSL DC [Disciplinary Committee] to answer to charges of spectator misbehaviour as a result of a missile-throwing incident on the 28th of September 2024 when they were fixtured against Mamelodi Sundowns Football Club,” PSL prosecutor advocate Zola Majav said while handing out the fine.
Why the hefty fine for Amakhosi?
“They pleaded guilty as charged, and they were fined a monetary fine of 100,000 of which 50,000 is suspended on condition that during the period of suspension, which is up to the end of the season, they are not found guilty of a similar offence.
“Last season, they still had an outstanding and suspended fine of another 100,000 rands from a similar incident. Effectively, it means now that they were convicted for this new offence, they will now pay an additional 100,000 which was previously suspended.
“In total, Kaizer Chiefs will pay, effectively R150,000, plus the costs of the sitting of today, which are usually administratively computed by the league and added to the 150,000 fine.”
