South African football woke up with a huge hangover and a credibility crisis on Sunday morning after the display of lawless violence and destruction that followed Kaizer Chiefs’ Nedbank Cup semifinal defeat to Free State Stars at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban. A security guard was fighting for their life in hospital on Sunday after being set upon by a group of rioting fans in the stadium. The vicious attack was captured by spectators on cellphones and posted on social media. They were repeatedly punched and kicked. After they fell to the ground‚ a man dressed in khaki trousers hit the security guard with a part of the speaker system‚ which had been destroyed as rioters ran onto the field, destroying everything in sight. About R5m in damage was done to audiovisual equipment‚ including a camera belonging to the SABC that was set on fire. Cars outside the stadium were damaged. Plastic seats and advertising boards were ripped apart as Chiefs fans invaded the pitch on the final whi...
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