Match officers who oversaw the Nigeria Girls Soccer League (NWFL) Matchday 3 sport between Ekiti Queens and Edo Queens went by way of a daunting expertise after the house crew misplaced 1–0 in Ado-Ekiti.
Edo Queens’ ahead Atume Doosuur scored the one purpose of the match with a well-placed header within the sixty fifth minute, leaving the Ekiti Queens goalkeeper with no probability.
Nonetheless, the state of affairs turned violent after the ultimate whistle. Some Ekiti Queens supporters ran onto the pitch and commenced throwing stones and empty water bottles on the match officers. Safety officers intervened shortly and managed to information the officers away from hazard.
Movies shared on-line present indignant followers breaking by way of safety boundaries, chasing the officers throughout the pitch and hitting them with completely different objects whereas police and stewards tried to calm the state of affairs.
Fan violence continues to be a serious drawback in Nigeria’s home soccer, damaging efforts to enhance the game’s fame, shield everybody concerned, and entice correct funding.
Though Ekiti Queens misplaced narrowly on the sphere, the violent scenes afterwards have brought on way more concern. The NWFL is anticipated to take robust motion, and its response will present how critical it’s about coping with crowd hassle and implementing self-discipline within the girls’s league.
