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Esperance supporters arrested in Qatar before Club World Cup opener

Two groups of Esperance supporters have been arrested in Qatar, before their Club World Cup encounter with Al Hilal on Saturday, December 14.

The first group of 14 were taken into custody due to their conduct on the Qatar Airways flight from Tunis to Doha.

According to the report by Orange Football, the fans were extremely boisterous and disturbed the peace on the plane so much the crew had to alert airport authorities.

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No sooner than the passengers disembarked from the flight than the police arrested the unruly supporters.