A top Nigerian official
was allegedly attacked on Saturday by supporters and tickets for yesterday’s
AFCON final between the Super Eagles and Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire taken from
him.
It was gathered that the official was beaten up, and over 100
match tickets were snatched by desperate fans, who wanted to be at the stadium
to be part of the final match.
The incident, according to SCORE Nigeria, came against the
backdrop of a massive match ticket racketeering for the AFCON final in Abidjan.
The fixed price for the final match ticket for a cheap seat was 5,000 CFA,
(about N10, 000).
However, many people, who bought the tickets at a cheaper rate
decided to sell as much as 70,000 CFA (about N140, 000), a situation that did
not go down well with the fans.
The 60,000-capacity Alassane Quattara Olympic Stadium in Abidjan
was full for yesterday’s 34th AFCON final.
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