CAF fines its president's club $100,000

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CAF fines its president's club $100,000   The African football body said Mamelodi Sundowns "is required to strictly implement the safety and security measures specified in CAF regulations, guidelines and directives, particularly during its upcoming matches . "  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/04/18/caf-fines-its-presidents-club-100000  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00The Mamlodi Sundowns may have their eyes on the FIFA Club World Cup due to take place in the US this summer,

00:07but the fallout from their early April match against Espérance of Tunisia continues.

00:12The Confederation of African Football now slapping a $100,000 fine on the Sundowns,

00:17following violent fan clashes that took place during their African Champions League game with the Tunisia team.

00:24It's a decision that couldn't have been easy for CAF.

00:26The Mamlodi Sundowns are owned by the Confederation's president.

00:30South African mining billionaire Patrice Motsepe has been the head of CAF's governing body for four years.

00:38Espérance, for its part, has not come out unscathed.

00:40CAF also demanding the Tunisian team cough up $150,000 for the violent clashes.

00:47Both teams will be heading to the US in June as two of Africa's four entries in the first 32-team Club World Cup organized by FIFA.

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