Fans storm stadium with Biafra flag
Fans of the Super Eagles of Nigeria on Wednesday stormed the
Rudolf-Tonn-Stadion, a city subdivision of Schwechat, Austria with
flags of the defunct Biafra Republic during a football match with
Czech Republic.
The Karel Jarolím-led lads piped the Super Eagles 1 – 0 in an
international friendly ahead of the World Cup in Russia.
Amazingly, most of the fans at the stadium were seen flying the
flag of the former Republic of Biafra, which consists a horizontal
tricolour of red, black, and green, charged with a golden rising sun
over a golden bar.
The fans could be heard chanting in Igbo, which is the official
language of the rested country.
Meanwhile, Nigerians on social media have expressed shock over
the appearance of the Biafran national colours at the stadium in a
match involving Nigeria.
Salahuddeen Abubakar
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