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Rabat — On Friday, two CAF competition group-stage games — AS FAR (Morocco) vs. Al Ahly (Egypt) and JS Kabylie (Algeria) vs. Young Africans (Tanzania) — were overshadowed by serious crowd misconduct, prompting the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to issue a formal condemnation and open a disciplinary investigation.
The CAF has strongly condemned serious safety and security breaches that occurred during the recent TotalEnergies CAF Champions League matches. In an official statement released today, CAF said:
“The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) strongly condemns the serious safety and security breaches that took place during the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League match played on 28 November 2025 between ASFAR (Morocco) vs. Al Ahly (Egypt) and JS Kabylie (Algeria) vs. Young Africans (Tanzania). These incidents have been formally submitted to the CAF Disciplinary Board for investigation.”
Things got pretty ugly in Rabat during the ASFAR-Al Ahly game. After a disallowed goal, tempers flared, with fans throwing water bottles and all sorts of things onto the pitch, including a metal object. One object even hit an Al Ahly player. Things only got worse when the AS FAR players started trying to hide the objects, which led to a confrontation that briefly brought the whole match to a standstill.
🚨 𝗨𝗡 𝗢𝗕𝗝𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗔 𝗘́𝗧𝗘́ 𝗝𝗘𝗧𝗘́ 𝗦𝗨𝗥 𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗭𝗘𝗚𝗨𝗘𝗧 𝗣𝗔𝗥 𝗟𝗘𝗦 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗗𝗨 𝗙𝗔𝗥 𝗥𝗔𝗕𝗔𝗧 ! 🤯🔪
Quand les joueurs d’Al Ahly ont voulu montrer l’objet aux officiels, les joueurs de l’AS FAR ont tout fait pour le récupérer et… pic.twitter.com/osusBuJdZz
— Instant Foot ⚽️ (@lnstantFoot) November 28, 2025
Al Ahly has already sent a formal letter to CAF documented with reports from referees and match officials to support their claims.
But it’s not just the ASFAR-Al Ahly game that had issues. The JS Kabylie vs. Young Africans game got pretty heated too, even though the match itself ended 0–0. Reports said fans directed insults and vulgar language toward others in the stands, raising serious safety concerns.
CAF warns clubs that safety is their responsibility
CAF has made it clear that the clubs are responsible for making sure the players, officials, and fans are all safe. Now the disciplinary board will take a look at what happened, and the clubs at fault may receive penalties.
When a match like the one between AS FAR and Al Ahly SC (or JS Kabylie vs Young Africans SC match) is ruined by crowd violence or security breaches, the fallout risks:
- Suspension or disqualification of clubs
- Sanctions, fines or even playing behind closed doors
- Loss of trust among fans, broadcasters and sponsors
- Damage to the broader image of African club competitions
Given that African clubs are now increasingly targeting global tournaments like the FIFA Club World Cup, maintaining safe, credible, well‑organized continental competitions is more important than ever, especially three weeks from the start of the AFCON in Morocco.
