Following fan disturbance during the 2022 World Cup play-offs last month, FIFA has ordered Senegal and Nigeria to play one match behind closed doors.
Fans pointed laser pointers towards Egypt captain Mohamed Salah after he failed a penalty shootout in the second leg in Dakar, which Senegal won.
Senegal was fined 175,000 Swiss francs ($180,000) for a pitch invasion, an insulting banner, and failing to “guarantee that peace and order was maintained in the stadium,” among other things.
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Nigeria was hit with a one-game stadium closure and fined 150,000 Swiss francs after fans invaded the pitch in Abuja following their World-Cup play-off defeat against Ghana.
Meanwhile, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Lebanon received similar punishments following disturbances at games against Morocco and Syria, respectively.
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