Violence erupts at the Africa Cup of Nations crowd trouble taints semi-final
- 9 years ago
The semi-final of the Africa Cup of Nations between Equatorial Guinea and Ghana descended into chaos as crowd trouble erupted.
Fans of the host nation Equatorial Guinea began pelting the Ghana players with bottles as police escorted them off the pitch at half-time with Ghana leading 2-0 at the interval.
Samuel Adano a Ghanaian journalist witnessed events:
“This is disgusting. A game of football you either win, lose or draw. So if you lose do you throw bottles or stones? I’m mean it is unreasonable. I think the government or the CAF must take a look at this and consider punishment, because this is not football.”
Eight minutes from time Ghana fans sought sanctuary behind the goal after they came under attack
from supporters of the host nation.
Police fired tear gas and a helicopter used its rotors to disperse supporters.
Trouble continued outside the stadium.
The violence disappointed many fans who are such a feature of the tournament: “Oh, it’s too bad, it’s too bad, because
Fans of the host nation Equatorial Guinea began pelting the Ghana players with bottles as police escorted them off the pitch at half-time with Ghana leading 2-0 at the interval.
Samuel Adano a Ghanaian journalist witnessed events:
“This is disgusting. A game of football you either win, lose or draw. So if you lose do you throw bottles or stones? I’m mean it is unreasonable. I think the government or the CAF must take a look at this and consider punishment, because this is not football.”
Eight minutes from time Ghana fans sought sanctuary behind the goal after they came under attack
from supporters of the host nation.
Police fired tear gas and a helicopter used its rotors to disperse supporters.
Trouble continued outside the stadium.
The violence disappointed many fans who are such a feature of the tournament: “Oh, it’s too bad, it’s too bad, because