Angry Super Eagles Fans Destroy Abuja Stadium Pitch, Technical Area
Category: Sports News
Irate fans invaded the main bowl of the Moshood Abiola Stadium destroying
everything in sight immediately after Nigeria’s 1-1 draw against Ghana on
Tuesday, which ended the Super Eagles dream of reaching a seventh World Cup
appearance in Qatar in November.
Fans, however, vented their anger on the celebrating Black Stars players, pelting them with water bottles until they found a way out of the newly renovated pitch.
After chasing the Ghanaians off, they then started pulling the grass as well as destroying the technical area and breaking the glass.
Efforts by security operatives to dispatch the mob by firing teargas canisters was in vain, as the fans wreaked more havoc, pelting the VIP stand from pitch side with different objects.
Fans, however, vented their anger on the celebrating Black Stars players, pelting them with water bottles until they found a way out of the newly renovated pitch.
After chasing the Ghanaians off, they then started pulling the grass as well as destroying the technical area and breaking the glass.
Efforts by security operatives to dispatch the mob by firing teargas canisters was in vain, as the fans wreaked more havoc, pelting the VIP stand from pitch side with different objects.
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