Esperance 'Launch' Complaint To CAF After Attack On Fans

Esperance de Tunis have reportedly launched a formal complaint to CAF after fans of theirs were attacked prior to their African Football League semi-final against Wydad Athletic Club.

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This past weekend, the Blood and Gold made the journey to Casablanca, a city where, up until that point, they had been unbeaten against both Wydad and Raja Club Athletic.

On this occasion, they arrived to stake a claim in the African Football League final, and with their hometown of Bab Souika being only 2 000km away from the first leg's venue, the team was counting on several of their fans making the trip to the Stade Mohamed V in Morocco.

It appears that some did make the journey, but a video has since been revealed on X (formerly known as Twitter) showing a bus full of the Esperance faithful seemingly being attacked by Moroccans.

The Guardian's Osasu Obayiuwana has since revealed that he has spoken to an official from the Tunisian outfit, who told him: "I don't understand that two or three kilometers from the airport, there are no police officers in Casa.

"They broke a window and threw a flare inside the bus to force them (the fans) to open the door and go out... six passports and some personal effects were stolen... Not only fans (were victims). A civil servant too and his children. Cowards... They attacked us, put in a very difficult situation with our supporters who made the effort to be exemplary against Mazembe. How to avoid reprisals? We didn't need it."

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The club official added: "We made an official complaint. No answer yet but what can they do? I sincerely can't blame CAF or AFL for this…"

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