The Premier Soccer League has charged and convicted Kaizer Chiefs following spectator misbehaviour in their 1-0 loss to TS Galaxy.
A section of Amakhosi supporters threw objects on the pitch at Mbombela Stadium aimed at head coach Molefi Ntseki, as remonstrations to their bad start to the season.
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The Soweto giants subsequently confirmed that no personnel was harmed in the chaotic scenes at Mbombela.
However, Chiefs appeared before the PSL DC on Tuesday to answer to that incident and after pleading guilty, they were fined R100, 000, of which R30, 000 is suspended for a period of 24 months and they were also ordered to pay the costs of the sitting.
"I can confirm that Kaizer Chiefs Football Club appeared before the PSL DC to answer to charges of misconduct, relating to the missile-throwing incident, otherwise known as spectator misbehavior in their fixture against TS Galaxy," PSL DC prosecutor Advocate Zola Majavu said in an audio statement released by the League.
"They pleaded guilty as charged and they were subsequently convicted. After listening to the deliberations on the sanction, the PSL DC ruled as follows:
"Kaizer Chiefs was fined a monetary amount of R100, 000 of which R30, 000 is suspended for a period of 24 months on condition that in a period of suspension they are not found guilty of the same offense," he said.
"Effectively, they were directed to pay R70, 000 together with the costs of the sitting, which should be administratively computed by the League and added on the R70, 000 fine."
Majavu also revealed that the Glamour Boys were ordered to send a written apology to the League and the sponsors and to carry that apology on their official website.
"They were further directed to send a written apology to the League and the sponsors and also to carry that apology on their website. The DC also made several recommendations, which would be contained in a written ruling," he went on.
"Those will be shared first with Kaizer Chiefs and it will be up to Kaizer Chiefs to elect whether to implement them or not and they will also have a choice to publicize those recommendations," he concluded.
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