AFCON tourney: Supporters, fans scramble for COVID-19 test, vaccination

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Fans and supporters were on Tuesday barred from entering the stadium until they had gone through compulsory COVID-19 test at the Stade Roumdé Adjia in Cameroon.

The compulsory COVID-19 test and vaccination was imposed on spectators and football fans, wishing to gain entrance into the stadium to watch the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations game between Nigeria and Egypt.

No sooner had the NFSC began singing and cheering the team before Kelechi Iheanacho opened the scoring for the Super Eagles in the 30th minute of the game. “So, I think it is not good. No matter what it takes, we are all Nigerians and what we are doing here is a national assignment. “My national chairman has said it all because we have been following football for over 30 years now. We have been supporting the Super Eagles in all the world cups from 1994 till date.“Having said that, I think the test is good and a welcome development,” he said.

 

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