Soccer nations fined
NZPA-Reuter Abidjan Algeria and Nigeria have been fined a maximum SUS6OOO (JNZ9OOO) each and severely censured by the African Football Confederation (A.F.C.) after their drab goal-less draw in an African Nations’ Cup tie yesterday. The match in Bouake, Ivory Coast, left Algeria top of qualifying group B and ensured Nigeria of a place in the semi-finals at the expense of Malawi. Both teams avoided
physical contact and failed to produce a noteworthy shot during the match. “We have a contract with the paying public and with foreign television stations which we did not honour last night,” said the A.F.C. President, Ydnekatchew Tessema. “This was the first time that such a thing has happened in Africa. We are a new soccer continent and want to show that you cannot defy sportsmanship with impunity.”
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