Saudi football specialists to survey fan conventions after Al Ittihad’s Abderrazak Hamdallah was whipped by an onlooker.
The Saudi Middle Eastern Football Organization (SAFF) has promised to survey the fan general set of rules after a “disreputable” assault in which an observer seemed to whip a player.
The episode happened on Thursday, April 11, during a match between Saudi groups Al Ittihad and Al Hilal at the Saudi Super Cup in Abu Dhabi.
Film coursing on the web shows Al Ittihad striker Abderrazak Hamdallah, a Moroccan public, getting into a strained trade with – and hurling water on – a thobe-wearing fan in the stands who then hits Hamdallah with what resembles a whip.
Observers and players then mediate to isolate the two men.
Hamdallah scored in the 21st moment however his group proceeded to lose 4-1.
SAFF and the Football Players Relationship of Saudi Arabia said in an explanation at the end of the week that they were “stunned with the disreputable scenes” and that their need was to guarantee the security of everybody at matches.
“Football in Saudi Arabia is a family game and, fortunately, fan jumble is very uncommon. It’s the reason the activities of this ‘supposed’ fan conflict with all that Saudi football addresses and we totally denounce the episode,” said the explanation dated Sunday.
“There will be an intensive survey of the onlooker general set of rules. The audit will guarantee refreshed rules and guidelines are set up to quickly and successfully force appropriate punishments to assist with keeping away from any rehash of such episodes.”
Saudi Arabia has made progress to turn into a worldwide power in football.
It is the sole possibility to have the World Cup in 2034 and the Saudi Genius Association has offered eye-watering compensations to draw stars including Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar and Karim Benzema.