Casablanca government have opened an investigation after a fan died out of doors the gates of the Stade Mohammed V earlier than Raja’s fit towards Al-Ahly within the CAF Champions League quarter-finals on Saturday.
Moroccan media reported that the fan, a 29-year-old lady, died within the overwhelm as hundreds of fanatics attempted to get into the bottom to look at Raja try to overturn a 2-0 deficit from the primary leg in Egypt. The recreation ended 0-0.
“Aziz El Badrawy, President of Al-Raja Club Athletic, in his identify and on behalf of all contributors of the membership, extends his private condolences to the circle of relatives of the fan, Noura, who passed on to the great beyond earlier than our staff’s fit towards Al-Ahly the Moroccan membership mentioned in a commentary.
Another CAF Champions League quarter-final – additionally on Saturday – between Esperance and Algeria’s JS Kabylie in Tunis, used to be marred through crowd bother, which brought about a 40-minute extend to the second one 1/2.
Esperance fanatics clashed with Tunisian safety forces and lit fireworks at the terraces at half-time of the tie at Rades Stadium. Firefighters had been referred to as out to extinguish a number of small fires in entrance of the stands.
Algerian fanatics additionally complained that that they had been subjected to unjustified assaults through safety forces. The fit led to a 1–1 draw however Esperance stepped forward to the semi-finals 2–1 on combination after a 1–0 victory within the first leg.
They will face Al-Ahly over two legs for a spot within the last. Raja’s town opponents Wydad, the reigning champions, will face South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns within the different semi-final subsequent month.