Double Wahala: Nigeria face CAF axe for overcrowding at AFCON clash

By Daily Sports on March 26, 2016

Nigeria are likely to be sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for allowing for overcrowding at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna during a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Egypt.

Nigerians would regard this as double wahala (trouble) considering that their expectation of victory to get their AFCON ticket quest on track collapsed in extra time when the visitors made scores one-all to maintain their two-point lead on top of the Group G table. 

The 25,000-capacity Ahmadu Bello Stadium, which was built in 1964, overflowed with more than 40,000 spectators after host Kaduna State Government threw open the gates for the fans to watch the game free of charge.

Hundreds of fans stood on the stadium’s athletics tracks to watch the match, while the stands were packed to the seams.

“Nigeria will most likely be penalised by CAF for this poor crowd control even though there was no major incident before, during and after the match,” said a worried top official.

“Sanctions for such a shortcoming would be a fine and a warning.”

Another official said the police failed to stop the crowd from gaining access to the stadium even when it was clear the arena’s capacity was already overstretched.

In 2009, poor crowd control caused the death of 19 people before a 2010 World Cup qualifier between hosts Cote d’Ivoire and Malawi.

Investigations said ticketless fans were to blame or the stampede and Ivorian FA were fined $47,000 by FIFA.

A stampede at the Accra Sports Stadium in Ghana in 2001 caused the death of 127 people.

Source Daily Sports

Posted March 26, 2016


 

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