– Security ahead of the Nigeria vs Egypt game in Kaduna looks good
– Fans continue to lurk around the stadium hoping to get into the arena.
Barely hours to the kick-off of
the all-important 2017 African Cup of Nations qualifier between the Super
Eagles of Nigeria and the Pharaohs of Egypt, there is a heavy presence of
security men who have cordoned off the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna, venue of
the match.
Men of the Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence
Corps (NSCDC) as well as Nigerian Army officers are taking no chances at all,
ahead of the game which is billed to kick-off at 4pm today March 25. According
to a Super Eagles supporter who pleaded anonymity, he has been around the
Stadium since 9am, but could not get the ticket. “I have been here since 9am,
but i can’t find ticket.
The police won’t allow us get into the stadium. In fact, i was told the
ticket was supposed to be free, but we cannot find it. Someone just told me he
bought his own for N600,” he said. Not comfortable with the situation, fans
were seen in groups around the popular Constitution Road, hoping to get the
ticket to get into the arena.
Meanwhile, the president of the Nigeria Football Federation(NFF) Amaju
Pinnick and some of his top ranking officials are full of praise for the Kaduna
state government ahead of the game. Pinnick, alongside Shehu Dikko, his second
vice president, Mohammed Sanusi, the general secretary and the national
technical director Amodu Shuaibu watched the Super Eagles train Wednesday March
23 evening and were left impressed with the state of the pitch and the attitude
of the fans.
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