The 34,000-strong crowd at the Hammadi Agrebi Stadium in Radés took the limelight from Espérance’s scoreless draw with Egypt’s Al Ahly on Saturday evening in the first African Champions League’s final match.

Huge mosaics were displayed throughout the stands with messages in support of the Palestinian people and a call to end Israel’s genocide in the Gaza Strip.

Fans of the Espérance club had banners reading, “Made in Gaza,” “A free country in an occupied world… these are our noble values,” and “We stand with Palestine.”

The banners created by the Tunisian supporters honored the South African lawyers at the International Court of Justice, the Celtic Ultras, Colombian President Gustavo Petro, and flags of countries supporting the Palestinian cause.

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