The Sudanese Al-Hilal accused the Egyptian Al-Ahly fans of racism during the two teams’ match on Saturday in the group stage of the African Champions League, indicating that it intends to file a complaint with the International and African Federations.
Al-Ahly of Egypt defeated Al-Hilal of Sudan by three goals without a response, to qualify for the second round of the tournament, while the latter left from the group stage.
In an official statement, the Al-Hilal administration accused Al-Ahly fans of deviating from sportsmanship and promoting racist discourse, as it claimed that Al-Ahly fans chanted racist slogans towards the players during the match.
And he continued: The Board of Directors of Al-Hilal, from an early period, addressed “K” warning of the consequences of what would happen, supported by evidence that was clear indicating hate speech, racism and obscene abuses, and demanded that the match be played behind closed doors while providing protection for the Al-Hilal mission, which was rejected by the African Union.
And follow the statement of Al-Hilal: The Board of Directors opened channels of communication with the Confederation of African Football, and we will submit the complaint to it, and all these words have been translated and documented in all languages, and they will be in the next few hours at the table of the Confederation of African Football and the International Federation.
