Hundreds of South African soccer fans disgruntled at the performance of their team rioted violently at a game on Saturday night, viciously assaulting at least one security guard on the field, attacking others with chairs, setting parts of the stadium on fire and causing extensive damage. It followed a 2-0 defeat for Kaizer Chiefs, arguably South Africa’s biggest club, in the semifinals of the Nedbank Cup competition. In the most disturbing scenes, a security guard was set upon by a mob of supporters on the field. The fans only stopped beating and kicking the security guard when a group of riot police with shields chased them off. The assault on the security guard was filmed on a cellphone by one fan sitting in the stands and not involved in the violence.

Source: National Post April 22, 2018 10:52 UTC