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The clubs are likely to fine the clubs that will be found guilty after investigations.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has opened investigations over violence that marred the Champions League quarterfinal matches in Tunisia and Morocco.
CAF Secretary General Veron Mosengo-Omba said on Monday that his organization's disciplinary body would meet to consider reports by match officials over the behavior of a section of supporters during reverse fixtures between Esperance Sportive de Tunis and JS Kabylie and Raja Casablanca and Al-Ahly matches.
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In Raja's match, a fan died outside the Mohamed V Stadium while thousands tried to enter the facility, while at Esperance's game, the fans disrupted the start of the game by throwing cans and stones and setting off fireworks, which caused a half an hour delay.
"The scenes in Tunis and Casablanca were unacceptable and we cannot tolerate this in football. We condemn unruly actions by some supporters in the strongest terms. CAF will hand over the matter to our judicial structures for further investigation," he said.
The match between Esperance and Kabylie ended in a 1-1 draw, with the Blood and Gold progressing to the semi-finals 2-1 aggregate after a 1-0 victory in the first leg.
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Esperance 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.
"The Quarterfinals of the TotalEnergies Champions League have been an amazing spectacle and advertisement for African football. We have seen some thrilling encounters that have once again reaffirmed the attractiveness of the African interclub competitions," Mosengo-Omba added.
Crowd violence involving Tunisia, Morocco, and Egyptian teams has increased in recent years.
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In 2021, CAF fined Esperance $60,000 (Ksh8,160,000) for violence perpetrated by spectators during the first leg of the 2020/2021 CAF Champions League semi-final match against Al Ahly.
That was the fourth time Esperance had been in trouble with CAF over the same issue.
In 2019, the club received a warning that they would be banned from continental club competitions for a year if they were found guilty again of crowd violence.
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