Turkish team Fenerbahçe arrived on Wednesday afternoon in Cyprus to play versus the Cypriot football team AEL within the framework of UEFA Europa League.
Nicosia Police Chief Kypros Michaelides has said that the tomorrow’s game is a high risk one and everyone must show seriousness and responsibility.
Speaking to the press about tomorrow’s game to be held at Nicosia’s central stadium (GSP), Michaelides assured that the Cyprus Police would take all the necessary measures to prevent any untoward incident.
He also said that for the past several days the Police have been in constant contact with the authorities of AEL and Fenerbahçe’s organized groups of fans in the Turkish occupied areas of Cyprus.
Around one thousand Fenerbahçe fans are going to arrive to the GSP stadium from Cyprus’ northern Turkish occupied areas by bus, before AEL fans arrive at the stadium, just outside the capital.
All buses and their passengers will be screened by police checks at the crossing points between the occupied areas and the areas under the control of the Republic of Cyprus.
Fans are going to arrive to the GSP stadium from Cyprus’ northern Turkish occupied areas by bus, before AEL fans arrive at the stadium.
All buses and their passengers will be screened by police checks at the crossing points between the occupied areas and the areas under the control of the Republic of Cyprus.
He noted that the Police had drawn up an action plan, adding that around 420 policemen will be on duty tomorrow and will be patrolling the stadium and various points in Nicosia, including checkpoints, especially the one at Agios Dometios, in Nicosia, from which Fenerbahçe’s fans will be allowed to enter to the government controlled area from the Turkish occupied areas.
He said that Fenerbahçe had sent a list of names of all the fans who will be watching the game, noting that a preliminary has been done to make sure that only Turkish Cypriot fans are permitted to enter the Republic of Cyprus from the occupied areas.
He said that the Turkish Cypriot fans will be transferred to the stadium by bus which will accompanied by strong police force.
He made it clear that pseudo cyprus flags will not be allowed in the stadium.
