disaster avoided as 40,000 cram into 16,000 stadium for nigeria v egypt /

Published at 2016-03-26 02:08:20

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• Gates at stadium in Kaduna opened to public,nearly causing crush
• Mikel accuses Egypt of ‘cheating’ after Mohamed Salah’s late equaliserA major disaster was avoided on Friday as an estimated 40000 supporters packed into the Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna to watch Nigeria’s 1-1 draw with Egypt.
Listed as a 16000 capacity venue, the stadium in the north west of the country was subject to a heavy military presence after a pitch invasion marred the final international there in June.
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Source: theguardian.com

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