Action from the first CAF Champions League clash between Pyramids and Espérance on December 14 in Tunis. Photo Credit: Espérance Sportive de Tunis
The media center of Pyramids FC has issued a statement affirming the club’s warm welcome to the delegation and the fans of Tunisia’s Espérance Sportive de Tunis ahead of the upcoming match between the two teams in the fourth round of the CAF Champions League group stage.
Pyramids FC allocated 125 free tickets to Espérance fans in addition to 2 “loge” tickets with a capacity of 20 fans at the Air Defense Stadium for Espérance representatives just as they were given in the previous meeting between the two clubs in Tunisia on December 14.
This statement came after an earlier announcement by Espérance in which they claimed to have requested the allocation of 5% of the approved stadium capacity for their fans during the match. Espérance stated that they had not received any response from Pyramids FC, the Egyptian Football Association, or CAF regarding this request.
Following Espérance’s statement, the media center of Pyramids FC issued its own statement which read as follows:
Pyramids welcomes Espérance and its fans