Kaizer Motaung - Fan violence not only a Kaizer Chiefs problem but the PSL's too

Motaung was responding to questions from SABC Sport and other members of the media, on the fan violence that has engulfed Amakhosi this season.

Chiefs were forced to play their DStv Premiership game against Cape Town Spurs last week at FNB Stadium behind closed doors, as part of the punishment for their fans' misbehaviour.

"Some of the support systems that we need to get, to get people to understand that this is a soccer game, you either win the game, lose the game or play a draw. So, whatever the result, you must accept because it's a sporting event. So, we need to really strengthen those elements of the game," Motaung said.

"Unfortunately, also at a league level, I don't think we're dealing with the matter properly because it's easy for the league to put a DC [Disciplinary Committee] together and fine and have a lockout game but it affects the image of the league as well because the league sponsors do not want to see us play in those empty stadiums. It's not in the interest of football."

Chiefs were hauled before the PSL Disciplinary Committee (DC) on three occasions this season, in a space of only three months as their fans misbehaved during the PSL matches, protesting at poor results.

But Motaung, who is also one of the longest-serving members of the PSL Executive Committee, states that spectator misbehaviour is not only a Chiefs problem but the league’s too.

"And also, there are innocent people who also suffer as a result of not going to the game because of what happened last week. So, at a league level too I think we need to come up with a better mechanism to deal with this issue because it cannot only be seen as a Chiefs problem,” Motaung added.

“People mustn't think because Chiefs has support all over the country, these things should be accepted. The league mustn't see this as a Chiefs problem, they must see it as a soccer problem. If you have that kind of approach, you'll be able to find a solution."

The hooliganism at stadia in Chiefs matches is not something new, before Molefi Ntseki’s departure a few weeks ago, which was also pushed by the incident at FNB Stadium after they were eliminated in the Carling Knockout by AmaZulu, his predecessors Arthur Zwane and Stuart Baxter had also been on the receiving end.

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