World Cup participant Senegal has to pay 175,000 Swiss francs (around 170,900 euros) for the incidents in the game against Egypt and play the next international match in front of empty ranks. FIFA announced this in an overview of the current sanctions.
In the game on March 29 in Dakar, hosts Senegal qualified for the World Cup finals in Qatar with a 3-1 penalty shoot-out. After that, Egypt raised, among other things, racism allegations against the fans of Senegal. Insulting posters could be seen in the stands, particularly against star striker Mohamed Salah. The buses of the Egyptian delegation were also attacked. salah from Liverpool FC shot over the goal in the penalty shoot-out but was interrupted by laser pointers, as was also seen on TV footage.
violent riots
Nigeria’s association has been fined 150,000 Swiss francs (around 146,500 euros) and will also have to play its next international match without a spectator. Violent riots broke out after the 1-1 draw in the crucial World Cup qualifier against neighbors Ghana. Angry fans had stormed the pitch of the stadium in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja. The rioters threw objects onto the field, destroyed benches and tore up goal nets and advertising banners.
Ghana with St. Paulis Daniel-Kofi Kyereh travels to Qatar for the World Cup (November 21 to December 18) on the away goals rule. The “Super Eagles“, on the other hand, are not there for the first time since 2006.
Source: dpa