Democratic Republic of Congo side AS #Vita Club will host a #ChampionsLeague tie on Sunday only a week after 15 fans were killed in a stampede at their Tata Raphael Stadium in Kinshasa. The Confederation of African Football has limited the attendance to 5,000 supporters for the Group A match against Zamalek. Egyptian club Zamalek wanted the clash of former African champions moved out of the vast central African country after the tragedy which left dozens injured. #Caf said priority would be given to Vita supporters with membership cards and top Congolese football officials had visited the stadium to plan an incident-free fixture. Those who died were crushed trying to escape teargas fired by police after disgruntled Vita fans hurled missiles on the pitch after a 1-0 home defeat by arch-rivals TP Mazembe. bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27425610
Posted on: Fri, 16 May 2014 12:32:38 +0000