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Raja Captain Involved In Heated Bust-Up Outside Loftus

Raja captain Anas Zniti was involved in a heated confrontation outside Loftus Versfeld following their latest defeat.

After winning the domestic double unbeaten last season, the wheels are seemingly falling off at the Botola Pro giants since the exit of Josef Zinnbauer and his technical team.

His successor Rusmir Cviko lasted just eight games before being replaced by Ricardo Sa Pinto but heading into 2025, they sit 10th in the league and winless in the CAF Champions League group stage.

This led to fans showing their grievances to the squad in Tshwane and in particular a section of supporters hurling insults at club legend Zniti who clearly took offence, as he lost his composure and nearly came to blows with a supporter and his own coach.

There were reports in Moroccan media prior to the game against Masandawana that Zniti and the Portuguese coach had allegedly fallen out and if the scene on Sunday were anything to go by, it appears the issues at the Green Eagles are plenty.

With financial uncertainty, leadership crisis, with Aziz El Badraoui resigning as President, marking the return of Mohamed Boudrika who had rousing success in his first stint – there are now also question marks over his future due to a run-in with Moroccan authorities.

There was also incidents of another group of fans creating chaos with vandalism as they showed their frustrations to the Raja squad as they approached the team bus.

Zniti joined the club from ASFAR back in 2015 and his been a pillar of the club since, winning two league titles, Throne Cup, UNAF Club Cup, Arab Champions Cup, two CAF Confederation Cup titles and the CAF Super Cup over the past nine seasons.

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