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Tunisian police have authorised a crowd capacity of 30000 for tonight's crunch African Champions League clash between home team Esperance and Mamelodi Sundowns.
Since the turmoil of the Arab Spring seven years ago, which saw mass public demonstrations and the swift toppling of the long-standing regime in Tunisia, crowds at football matches have been restricted.
The stadium at Rades, which is on the outskirts of Tunis, can hold up to 60000.
The Group C clash, which kicks off at 10pm local time (11pm in South Africa) because of Ramadan, has been keenly awaited.
Esperance hope to secure a place in the next stage of the competition and add home success over the reigning African champions to their 2-1 away victory in Atteridgeville at the start of the month.
If Esperance win, the Tunisian side will become the first club to make sure of a place in the Champions League quarterfinals in August, leaving Sundowns in a precarious situation.
South African clubs have played 14 times before in Tunisia in African club competition and won just twice, with three draws and nine defeats.
Kaizer Chiefs claimed a 1-0 success at Club Africain when they were victorious in the 2001 African Cup Winners' Cup.
And Orlando Pirates beat at CS Sfaxien 1-0 on their way to the 2015 African Confederation Cup final.
Sundowns lost 3-2 at Esperance in the Champions League in 2000, and then drew there 0-0 in the same competition a year later.
Despite their patchy form, returning skipper Hlompho Kekana still feels they have set the benchmark in this year's competition.
"If we play our normal game, I see us winning," Kekana told his club's website.
"We are no longer underdogs, but rather the team to beat.
"We are getting stronger mentally, and we will never give up. We are testing ourselves, our character and how we handle ourselves," he said.