Nigeria begin their 2018 FIFA World Cup campaign
against Croatia this weekend
- The Super Eagles will be playing their opening Group
D game at the Kaliningrad Stadium
- Meanwhile, the region's minister Andrei Ermak has
informed Nigerian fans not to bring live chicken into
the stadium
Nigerian football fans have been informed that
they will not be allowed to bring live chickens to
match venues when the Super Eagles play.
The three-time African champions open their
Group D opening campaign on Saturday, June 16,
against European giants Croatia at the
Kaliningrad Stadium.
According to Russian news outfit, Interfax.ru,
Kaliningrad region’s Minister of Culture and
Tourism Andrei Ermak told reporters
Our information center MCH-2018 receives a lot of various
questions: fans from Nigeria asked if it’s possible to go to
the stadium with a chicken, it’s their symbol, the citizens
are sick with them at all matches, we told them that to pass
a live chicken, in any case, it is impossible “, – said
Ermak.
He further stated explained that the Super Eagles
fans will be shown where they can buy live
chickens should they be taken to other regions:
“ we will, of course, advise them where the chicken can be
bought.”
“We are ready to satisfy the most eccentric inquiries ,” the
regional minister added.
Nigeria’s fans are known for going into match
venues with live chickens, which is one of the
ways they cheer on the team to victory.
In 2010, the South African government also
denied the country’s fans the opportunity to
bring chickens, painted in the nation’s colours
into the stadium.
against Croatia this weekend
- The Super Eagles will be playing their opening Group
D game at the Kaliningrad Stadium
- Meanwhile, the region's minister Andrei Ermak has
informed Nigerian fans not to bring live chicken into
the stadium
Nigerian football fans have been informed that
they will not be allowed to bring live chickens to
match venues when the Super Eagles play.
The three-time African champions open their
Group D opening campaign on Saturday, June 16,
against European giants Croatia at the
Kaliningrad Stadium.
According to Russian news outfit, Interfax.ru,
Kaliningrad region’s Minister of Culture and
Tourism Andrei Ermak told reporters
Our information center MCH-2018 receives a lot of various
questions: fans from Nigeria asked if it’s possible to go to
the stadium with a chicken, it’s their symbol, the citizens
are sick with them at all matches, we told them that to pass
a live chicken, in any case, it is impossible “, – said
Ermak.
He further stated explained that the Super Eagles
fans will be shown where they can buy live
chickens should they be taken to other regions:
“ we will, of course, advise them where the chicken can be
bought.”
“We are ready to satisfy the most eccentric inquiries ,” the
regional minister added.
Nigeria’s fans are known for going into match
venues with live chickens, which is one of the
ways they cheer on the team to victory.
In 2010, the South African government also
denied the country’s fans the opportunity to
bring chickens, painted in the nation’s colours
into the stadium.
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