ETHIOPIAN football fans have
gone on the rampage in Addis
Ababa attacking Nigerian
businesses and setting cars on
fire in response to what they see
as the unfair loss of their national
team the Walia Antelopes to the
Super Eagles.
Earlier today, the Eagles beat the
Antelopes by two goals to one in
the first leg of a World Cup
qualifier, which gives them the
advantage in the two-legged tie.
However, Ethiopian fans feel
robbed by the Cameroonian
referee who denied them what
looked like a clear goal in the 24
minute.
Halfway through the second half,
Saladin Said, Ethiopia’s best
player, controlled a long diagonal
ball well and managed to beat
Nigerian goalkeeper Vincent
Enyeama only to see Godfrey
Oboabona clear it off the line.
Video replays shows that the ball
had clearly crossed the line but
Cameroonian official Neant
Alioum refused to give the goal.
To make matters worse for the
home side, Mr Alioum awarded a
90th minute penalty against the
Walia Antelopes after Ethiopian
defender Hailu Aynalem
needlessly dragged Emmanuel
Emenike down in the penalty
area. Nigeria’s leading goalscorer,
Emenike then got up and coolly
slotted home the decisive winner.
So far, Ethiopia has had a near
perfect record in the World cup
qualifiers, winning all their home
games and thousands of Walia
Antelope fans had trooped to
Addis Ababa’s national stadium
expecting another victory.
Following the loss to the Eagles,
the anger boiled over into the
streets of Addis Ababa.

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Haha, this is funny. Ethopians are sore losers..

druid06: Haha, this is funny. Ethopians are sore losers..

not realy.......truely dey bein robed of dat goal...it was a clear goal...dey are humans....dey have emotions..@least d match wud av ended 2-2...but dats not a criteria for dem to attack our darling fans...

Dem won die! sha, victory is already ours

patrickdarlins: not realy.......truely dey bein robed of dat goal...it was a clear goal...dey are humans....dey have emotions..@least d match wud av ended 2-2...but dats not a criteria for dem to attack our darling fans...

They were compensated with a goal that didn't cross the line, so why are they still angry?

What about the clear penalty that was denied us?