Fan death, crowd trouble mar Caf Champions league ties in North Africa: Casablanca authorities have opened an investigation after a fan died outside the gates of the Stade Mohammed V before Raja's match against Al-Ahly in the Caf Champions League…
Another CAF Champions League quarterfinal between Esperance and Algeria's JS Kabylie in Tunis on Saturday was marred by crowd trouble, which caused a 40-minute delay to the second half.
Esperance fans clashed with Tunisian security forces and lit fireworks on the terraces at halftime of the tie at Rades Stadium. Firefighters had to be called out to extinguish several small fires in front of the stands.The match ended in a 1-1, draw but Esperance progressed to the semifinals with a 2-1 aggregate after a 1-0 victory in the first leg.
They will face Al-Ahly over two legs for a place in the final after the Cairo club held Raja to a 0-0 draw in Casablanca. Raja's city rivals Wydad, the reigning champions, will face South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns in the other semifinal next month.
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