PORT ELIZABETH, May 9 (Reuters) - A supporter was shot dead during a confrontation with South African police as thousands of fans invaded the pitch at the end of champions Kaizer Chiefs' 2-0 victory over Chippa United that closed their league campaign on Saturday.
The incident at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, one of the venues used during the World Cup in 2010, is being investigated but police spokesman Johan Rheeder was quoted as saying the unidentified man had tried to disarm an officer and died at the scene.
"The man tried to take the policeman's gun and during the scuffle the gun went off and the person was shot," Rheeder told South Africa's Herald newspaper.