Kaizer Chiefs have been fined once again by the Premier Soccer League(PSL) after a section of their fans threw missiles towards the pitch.
The incident happened last month following Amakhosi’s 2-1 defeat to Mamelodi Sundowns at the FNB Stadium. In the last minute of the match, it appeared as if Amakhosi had equalised but Edson Castillo’s goal was ruled out due to a foul.
On Wednesday, the PSL prosecutor Zola Majavu confirmed Kaizer Chiefs pleaded guilty and were fined once more.
“I hereby confirm that earlier this morning, Chiefs appeared before the PSL DC to answer to charges of spectator misbehaviour as a result of a missile-throwing incident on September 28 when they were fixtured against Sundowns,“ he said.
“They pleaded guilty as charged and they were given a monetary fine of R100,000 of which R50,000 is suspended on condition that during the period of suspension, which is up to the end of the season, they are not found guilty of a similar offence.”
Kaizer Chiefs fined again after fans misbehave
“Last season, they still had an outstanding and suspended fine of R100,000 from a similar incident. Effectively, this means now that they were convicted for this new offence, they will now pay an additional R100,000, which was previously suspended. In total, Chiefs will pay R150,000 plus the costs of the sitting of today, which are usually administratively computed by the league and added to the R150,000.”
Although this is the first time this season that Kaizer Chiefs were fined, it happened quite often last campaign. At the same stage last year, Amakhosi were given a one-game stadium ban for misbehaviour during the club’s match against AmaZulu.
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