Champions League: Rangers petition CAF over damage in Abeokuta
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Daily Post
Nigerian club Rangers has petitioned the Confederation of African Football following incidents attributed to MC Alger supporters during the first leg of the Champions League second preliminary round in Abeokuta. Rangers says seats were vandalised and a stadium entrance was damaged; the club is seeking intervention before the return match scheduled for 23 October in Algiers, Daily Post reports.
Nigerian club Rangers has formally petitioned the Confederation of African Football (CAF) following incidents during its Champions League match against MC Alger in Abeokuta. The Nigeria Premier Football League champions denounced, in particular, the destruction of an entrance gate at Moshood Abiola Stadium, people entering without paying and damage to seats, according to Daily Post.
The incidents reportedly involved visiting supporters during and after the first leg of the second preliminary round, played on Sunday. Rangers is calling for urgent intervention by CAF over these acts of disorder, Daily Post reports.
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