By Daily Sports on May 10, 2016
The Confederation of African Football has sanctioned Nigeria for the overcrowding and poor security at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna on March 25 against Egypt.
More than 40,000 fans filled the 16,000-capacity facility, with spectators almost reaching the playing area after the Kaduna state government threw gates open in order to ensure there was adequate support for the Super Eagles. Nigeria were lucky to escape the decision without any major crowd incident that would have endangered thousands of lives in the football mad city.
Nigeria were fined the sum of $5000 (995,376 Naira) for the incident.
According to a statement released on the Caf website on Monday, the decision was one of many actions taken during its disciplinary board meeting held on April 18.
The Egyptian federation was equally fined $5000 over incidents during the return leg.
Egyptian fans were accused of excessive use of lasers in Alexandria where Ramadan Sobhy’s 65th minute goal handed the Pharaohs maximum points to end the Super Eagles’ dream of reaching Gabon 2017. (goal.com)
•Photo shows the massive tunout.
Source Daily Sports
Posted May 10, 2016
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