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| Fans stood on stands to catch a glimpse of the match |
Nigeria stands a high chance of receiving sanctions from the Confederation of African Football (CAF), for overcrowding of people in the just concluded AFCON 2017 qualifier between the Super Eagles and Egypt.
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| Some decided to stay on roof tops |
The staduium which has the capacity of containing about 16,000 people had more than
40,000 spectators who came to watch the match free of charge.Many supporters stood on the athletics tracks to watch the game, while the stands was packed.
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| Pictures from the stadium |
“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,” a top official told soccer60
“Sanctions for such a shortcoming would be a fine and a warning.”
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| Some even stood on the flood light |
It would be recalled that in 2009, the Ivorian FA was fined $47,000 by FIFA, after poor crowd control led to the death of 19 people.
