Ethiopians Fans Attack Nigerians In Ethiopia

* Omo! The thing don turn to vex. It has been
allegedly reported that Ethiopians are venting
their anger on Nigerians in Addis Ababa. They
have been attacking Nigerian businesses and
setting cars on fire in response to what they see
as the unfair loss of their national team the
Walia Antelopes to the Super Eagles.
The Super Eagles beat the Antelopes on Sunday
by two to one in the first leg of a World Cup
qualifier, which gives them the advantage in the
two-legged tie. However, Ethiopian fans feel
robbed by the Cameroonian referee who denied
them what looked like a clear goal in the 24
minute. Halfway through the second half,
Saladin Said, Ethiopia’s best player, controlled a
long diagonal ball well and managed to beat
Nigerian goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama only to
see Godfrey Oboabona clear it off the line. Video
replays shows that the ball had clearly crossed
the line but Cameroonian official Neant Alioum
refused to give the goal. To make matters
worse for the home side, Mr Alioum awarded a
90th minute penalty against the Walia Antelopes
after Ethiopian defender Hailu Aynalem
needlessly dragged Emmanuel Emenike down in
the penalty area. Nigeria’s leading goalscorer,
Emenike then got up and coolly slotted home
the decisive winner. So far, Ethiopia has had a
near perfect record in the World cup qualifiers,
winning all their home games and thousands of
Walia Antelope fans had trooped to Addis
Ababa’s national stadium expecting another
victory. Following the loss to the Eagles, the
anger boiled over into the streets of Addis Ababa