PSL must account for hooliganism at soccer stadiums
Parliament’s sports committee plans to summon the Premier Soccer League after Kaizer Chiefs fans’ spate of violence and destruction on the pitch
The chairwoman of the parliamentary portfolio committee on sport and recreation Beauty Dlulane will propose on Tuesday that the Premier Soccer League (PSL) be summoned to explain to the committee what it is doing to deal with hooliganism at stadiums. Dlulane said the committee was disgusted by the conduct of fans at the game at the weekend between Kaizer Chiefs and Free State Stars who invaded the pitch and caused havoc. She said the behaviour of the fans was totally unacceptable. “We know as the committee that in each match there are plans before the match starts. Therefore‚ we would love to hear from the PSL what is it that is not correctly done now and then in those stadiums. “As the chairperson‚ I am thinking that we need to call them [the PSL] to share with us what is going on. Tomorrow at 9.30am we are having our routine meeting but I will propose in the agenda that we must put this item. We cannot just fold our arms. One of our duties is to do oversight in whatever is related...
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