Cypriot football players have threatened to strike due to the lack of safety in stadiums

After the meeting of the Cyprus Footballers' Association (PASP), players threatened to go on strike due to unsafe conditions in stadiums. Participants in the meeting expressed concern about the unfavorable conditions in which they are forced to play.

Representatives of teams from the first division were present at the meeting.

The players demanded a meeting with the new Minister of Justice, Marios Harsiotis, the Chief of Police, Stelios Papatheodorou, and the leadership of the Cyprus Football Association (CFA). They stated that they would come out in the next games with posters containing messages against violence and racism.

They announced that decisions made at the meeting on Tuesday allow time for a dialogue, which will take place this week, with the aim of taking "appropriate measures."

However, if the situation does not improve, the footballers will discuss more radical options, including a complete refusal to play.

Players are particularly concerned about the insufficient control over the stadium gates, the entrance of fans wearing hoods, the inadequate number of stewards, and the "throwing of fireworks, flares, and other dangerous objects, including glass bottles, onto the field."

"The situation has reached a deadlock, and we cannot wait for the first serious or fatal injury or even the death of a footballer or another person for the state to make a decision on proper law enforcement," the statement from the footballers' association said.