TIRANA, Aug. 20 – The official governing body of Albanian football, the FSHF, has announced that it would take new security measures to avoid incidents during matches of the national team, starting with the return qualifying match between Albania and Portugal on Sept. 4.
The measures come ahead of what is expected to be a heated return game between Albania and Serbia in October. The game between the two countries last year had to be abandoned due to violence in a Belgrade stadium.
As part of a package of measures designed to improve safety and security at the country’s football stadiums, FSHF said that starting with the Albania vs. Portugal Euro 2016 qualification match, each ticket bought will need to be assigned to an eligible ID before the ticket purchase can be completed.
All ticket holders will have to present an identification document, either a biometric passport or official ID card before being allowed into the stadium, the football officials said.
Rigorous safety checks will be carried at the entrance of every stadium and any person who fails to show an ID will be denied entry, they added.
