The Sudanese club Al-Hilal announced on Tuesday that it had decided to address the Confederation of African Football (CAF) regarding what it described as threats issued by the Egyptian Al-Ahly fans, before an upcoming confrontation between the two teams in Cairo in the last round of the group stage of the African Champions League.
The club said in a statement on its Facebook page: The council decided to address CAF through the club’s general secretary and to attach all videos issued by Al-Ahly fans against Al-Hilal, which call for broadcasting and spreading hate speech.
He added: The club urges the Continental Union to take all measures that preserve and ensure the safety of the Crescent mission and its fans, from arrival to Cairo until departure.
Al-Hilal won 1-0 against Al-Ahly when it hosted it earlier in the group stage.
After the match, Al-Ahly filed a complaint about being subjected to repeated abuses by Al-Hilal Club and its fans, saying that its host did not commit to holding the match without a public presence, due to the lack of safety conditions in the stadium, and allowed more than a thousand fans to attend the match.
Al-Ahly accused a member of Al-Hilal’s medical staff of assaulting defender Mohamed Abdel-Moneim with one of the medical tools, adding: This person continued on the bench despite being expelled from the referee, and tried to attack Al-Ahly’s goalkeeper and captain, Mohamed El-Shennawy, after the end of the match.
Members of the host club’s administrative staff were also accused of assaulting substitute goalkeeper Ali Lotfi and midfielder Hamdi Fathy.
Al-Ahly needs to win 1-0, or by a difference of two goals, to accompany the South African Sun Downs and qualify for the quarter-finals, while a tie will be sufficient for Al-Hilal to ensure passage to the next round.
Sun Downs leads the group with 11 points and is one point ahead of Al Hilal, second in the standings. Al-Ahly comes in third place with seven points, while Cameroonian Coton Sport is in last place without points.
