The much anticipated game in the Nigeria Professional Football League between Enugu Rangers International and Enyimba Football Club of Aba has ended abruptly as fans disrupted the match.
Trouble started in the last minute of the game when a player of Enyimba brought down a player of Rangers FC and the referee awarded a penalty kick.
Angry fans of Enyimba rushed the lines men in protest, insisting there was no infringement and the penalty shouldn’t stand.
After about 15 minutes of restoring normalcy, the referee directed that the penalty kick be taken. This infuriated the fans that traveled all the way from Aba and they swarmed into the field to disrupt the game.
Rangers fans in their numbers stormed the pitch, forcing Aba fans out of the pitch and the Enyimba players left the field in protest and the game ended without a result.
Rangers currently top the league with 62 points while Enyimba trails with 60 points which made today’s game very competitive as it would have decided the potential winner of the league.