Watch: Sundowns hero saves Tunisian fan as soccer fans clash at Loftus Versfeld
Fans clashed violently after Mamelodi Sundowns' win. Amid the chaos, a Sundowns supporter heroically rescued an Esperance fan dangling from a railing.
Fans fought at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria yesterday after Mamelodi Sundowns’ CAF Champions League quarter-final win against Esperance.
According to IOL, the skirmish was started by visiting supporters in the upper East Stand, who threw objects onto the field and at Sundowns fans in the lower stand.
The Tunisian fans then ignited flares, while Sundowns’ supporters retaliated by using barriers and pinning rival fans against the railing of the upper stand.
Fortunately, there were no fatalities.
Not a good sight at the end of the #CAFCL clash at the Loftus Stadium between Mamelodi Sundowns and Espérance Sportive de Tunis!!
Over to you @CAF_Online pic.twitter.com/ab3z4Bl3c6
— robertmarawa (@robertmarawa) April 1, 2025
Ba ya delela those hooligans @robertmarawa pic.twitter.com/NfeYInTkO3
— 1Life, Live it! (@mahla_letso) April 1, 2025
Soccer Mag reports that as tension erupted into violence after the 1-0 victory, a good Samaritan among the Sundowns fans reached out to rescue an Esperance supporter.
Super Fan 👆🏽 💛💚
Someone out there still has a brother or a father because of you. pic.twitter.com/bc4nZ6LCJb
— Sundowns Online Branch (@MSFC__) April 1, 2025
Amid the unrest, an Esperance fan was seen to have fallen over the tier-one railing and could not pull himself back up. A Sundowns fan raced to his aid, amid a barrage of plastic bottles, and helped to pull the Esperance supporter back to safety.
Watch the video:
Here’s the video… https://t.co/DZ6VV74JsJ pic.twitter.com/P2VF7wnAXV
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