CAF fine Nigeria $5, 000

Steve Dede 18:00 - 30 September 2015

According to the CAF, the decision was made during its disciplinary board meeting held on Sunday September 20.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has fined Nigeria $5, 000 for fans misconduct during the 2017 African Cup of Nations qualifier against Chad in Kaduna.

Read: Nigeria beat Chad in AFCON qualifiers

The Super Eagles came up tops on that with goals from Odion Ighalo and Gbolahan Salami handing Nigeria a 2-0 win over Chad.

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The Lazio of Italy midfielder was sent off after an indecent act and was subsequently hit with a two-match ban by the CAF.

Onazi was issued a letter of reprimand, ordered to produce a written apology and fined the sum of $5,000 by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

Read: Egypt lead Group G

The same Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna will host the AFCON qualifying match between the Super Eagles and the Pharaohs of Egypt, scheduled for Wednesday, March 23, 2016.

Egypt lead the table in Group G of the AFCON qualifiers with six points while Nigeria is second with four points.

Watch highlights of Super Eagles win over Chad, below: