Nigeria could face African Football Confederation
(CAF) sanctions for allowing too many spectators
into the Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna Friday for
an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Egypt.
An estimated 40,000 crowd was inside the 25,000-
capacity northern Nigeria venue when the match
kicked off after the Kaduna state government
allowed fans free entry.
“Nigeria will most likely be penalised by CAF for poor
crowd control even though there was no major
incident before, during or after the match,” said a
leading football official, who requested anonymity.
“Sanctions for such a shortcoming would be a fine
and a warning,” he added.
Another official said the police failed to stop the
crowd gaining access to the stadium even when it
was clear that the capacity was overstretched.
Many spectators watched the 1-1 draw from inside
the seating perimeter while police, some on horses,
patrolled.
Other fans climbed a floodlights pylon to watch the
clash of the former African champions.
In 2009, poor crowd control in Abidjan caused 19
deaths before a 2010 World Cup qualifier between
hosts Ivory Coast and Malawi.
Investigators said ticketless fans were to blame for
the stampede and the Ivorian FA was fined $47,000
by FIFA.
A stampede at the Accra Sports Stadium in Ghana
in 2001 resulted in 127 deaths.

Source: www.vanguardngr.com/2016/03/ngr-vs-egp-nigeria-face-fine-poor-crowd-control/

Fine them for allowing that goal by Salah too