{"id":51983,"date":"2026-03-07T23:41:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T23:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=51983"},"modified":"2026-03-07T23:41:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T23:41:15","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignherentals-chicken-inn-match-to-be-played-behind-closed-doors-due-to-psl-sanction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/03\/07\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignherentals-chicken-inn-match-to-be-played-behind-closed-doors-due-to-psl-sanction\/","title":{"rendered":"Herentals, Chicken Inn match to be played behind closed doors due to PSL sanction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-140175\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t<!-- .entry-header -->&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"396\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Herentals-Chicken-Inn-match-to-be-played-behind-closed-doors.jpg?resize=396%2C264&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"object-contain h-46 w-full rounded-lg  md:rounded-none md:rounded-lg wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Herentals-XI.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Herentals-XI.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Herentals-XI.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Herentals-XI.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Herentals-XI.jpg?resize=1536%2C1023&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Herentals-XI.jpg?resize=396%2C264&amp;ssl=1 396w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Herentals-XI.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content custom-text-styles\">\n<p>The Premier Soccer League has confirmed that the opening weekend fixture between Herentals FC and Chicken Inn FC scheduled for Saturday will be played behind closed doors.<\/p>\n<p>The decision follows a disciplinary judgment issued by the PSL Disciplinary Committee last year, which Herentals are currently serving.<\/p>\n<p>The league said in a statement: \u201cWe would like to remind our valued fans that the match between Herentals FC and Chicken Inn FC scheduled for Saturday 7 March 2026 will be played behind closed doors as Herentals FC will be serving an ongoing disciplinary judgement issued by the PSL Disciplinary Committee last year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Herentals were hit with a three-match sanction in late October towards the end of the 2025 season after the club pleaded guilty to breaching the PSL Rules and Regulations. One of their security officials assaulted a football fan in the VVIP area, while another assaulted a police officer following an arrest for violence after the match against CAPS United at Rufaro Stadium in September.<\/p>\n<p>The club served part of the punishment last season, and it will be carried into this season.<\/p>\n<p>Only accredited personnel will be permitted to attend the season opener against Chicken Inn.<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related Posts<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content -->&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n\t<!-- \n\n<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t<span class=\"cat-links\">Posted in Local<\/span><span class=\"tags-links\">Tagged Caps United, Chicken Inn, Herentals, psl<\/span>\t<\/footer>\n\n -->&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;\n<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Herentals #Chicken #Inn #match #played #closed #doors #due #PSL #sanction<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; The Premier Soccer League has confirmed that the opening weekend fixture between Herentals FC and Chicken&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40079,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[984,3941,9890,1194,4447,985,3478,2219,833,2063],"class_list":["post-51983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-example-3","tag-chicken","tag-closed","tag-doors","tag-due","tag-herentals","tag-inn","tag-match","tag-played","tag-psl","tag-sanction"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51983"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51983\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51984,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51983\/revisions\/51984"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}