Congolese fans on Saturday attacked the Super Eagles following their side’s 2-0 lose in an AFCON 2015 Group A qualifying tie.
The Stade Municipal arena, where the match was played, grew tense up after Aaron Samuel’s late strike effectively put the game beyond the Congolese.
Security men fired tear gas canisters to disperse the unhappy fans and restore sanity in the stadium.
The action of the Congolese fans is bound to attract sanctions from the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
The Eagles also got an hostile reception on arrival in Congo with open intimidation by angry local fans who chanted ‘Nigeria Ebola!’ as the team made their way for their training session on their arrival in Pointe Noire.
The 2-0 win means the destiny of the Eagles is now in their own hands with the team needing to beat group leaders,South Africa in their final qualification tie next Wednesday to secure a ticket to Equatorial Guinea, where the finals will now be played after original hosts, Morocco declined over Ebola fears.
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