2021 AFCON Qualifier: CAF Fines Super Eagles Opponent

  2021 AFCON Qualifier: CAF Fines Super Eagles Opponent By Sampson Adedeji Ahead of the match-day 5 of the 2021 African Cup Of Nations qualifier, Confederation of African Football (CAF) has fined Benin Republic following the unruly behaviour of their fans, BSNSports.com.ng reports. In their match-day 4 against the Crocodile of Lesotho, the Beninese spectators invaded the handrail at the stadium at the end of the match. They overwhelmed the police officers deployed at one of the gates and entered Zones 1 and 2. Security officials were forced to call in reinforcements to evacuate them. The disciplinary body of CAF at the end of its meeting, Considered the Statutes and Regulations of CAF, Considering articles 82, 83.1, 83.2 and 151 of the Disciplinary Code of CAF. The Disciplinary Jury of CAF decided to impose a fine of 10,000 USD (Ten Thousand American Dollars) on BENIN for security failure during the match in question. Squirrels of Benin Republic will face Nigeria's Super Eagles in the match day 5 of the qualifier in March 2021