By Staff Reporter 
May 23, 2021
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CAPE TOWN – The South African Football Association has vowed to throw the book at the Mamelodi Sundowns fans who verbally abused Al Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane at the end of their Caf Champions League quarter-final match on Saturday.
Mosimane’s Al Ahly eliminated Sundowns from the Champions League after their 1-all draw sealed a famous 3-1 aggregate win for the Egyptians.
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On Sunday, Sundowns released a statement condemning the behavious of the fans. Safa, on the other hand, vowed to take action.
“These individuals have not only humiliated coach Pitso Mosimane, they have brought the name of the country into disrepute and as Safa we will leave no stone unturned in identifying these individuals and hand out harshest of penalty to the perpetrators,’’ CEO Tebogo Motlanthe said in a statement.
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“We have requested for an urgent report from the security and police at the stadium and we will also await report from the club. We are treating this matter with the urgency and seriousness it deserves. We cannot tolerate this; Mosimane is our proud ambassador and what these people did needs to be condemned by all civilised society,’’ concluded Motlanthe.
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