Raja Casablanca Football Club announced in a statement the circumstances surrounding the “unfortunate events” and “uncivilized behavior” witnessed at Mohammed V Stadium on Saturday, March 7, 2026, during the team’s match against Olympic Safi, as part of the 15th round of the national professional league.
The club clarified on Thursday, March 12, 2026, that during the match, “a significant number of counterfeit tickets and membership cards were detected,” resulting in “an extraordinary influx of a large number of people estimated in the tens of thousands around the stadium, without valid tickets or membership cards.”
Raja Casablanca described the incidents that occurred during the match as “uncivilized behavior,” claiming they “caused damage to the stadium’s infrastructure, the club’s reputation, and its financial resources.”
The club further noted that this unprecedented influx represented “a situation not recorded before at this scale during previous matches,” asserting that many of those without tickets attempted to “bypass various metal barriers and force entry into the stadium, leading to chaos.”
In this context, Raja Casablanca explained that “the ticket sales process was fully compliant with the stadium’s capacity, with a total of 20,555 tickets sold, along with around 14,000 membership cards, bringing the total attendance to 34,555 spectators, which is 77 percent of the Mohammed V Stadium’s 45,000 capacity.”
The club highlighted that “the usual protocol for organizing matches was followed. As customary, the regular coordination meetings for organizing the match were held with the relevant authorities and the company responsible for managing Mohammed V Stadium, alongside various stakeholders involved in match organization, in accordance with the established regulatory procedures.”
Thousands of Raja Casablanca fans were unable to enter Mohammed V Stadium despite having tickets for the match against Olympic Safi, causing chaos and congestion at some of the stadium gates.
