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Africa Cup of Nations: Semi-final was 'war zone', says Ghana FA
The Africa Cup of Nations semi-final between Ghana and hosts Equatorial Guinea was described as a "war zone" after play was suspended for more than 30 minutes because of crowd trouble.
Players ducked bottles thrown from the stands, Ghana fans sought safety behind a goal, riot police used tear gas and a helicopter hovered over the stadium.
"It's now like a war zone," the Ghana Football Association (GFA) tweeted, claiming "barbaric acts of vandalism" and "unprovoked violent attacks" had taken place inside the stadium.
When play resumed, Ghana sealed a 3-0 win to reach Sunday's final, where they will play Ivory Coast, who beat DR Congo 3-1 on Wednesday.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31158944
Players ducked bottles thrown from the stands, Ghana fans sought safety behind a goal, riot police used tear gas and a helicopter hovered over the stadium.
"It's now like a war zone," the Ghana Football Association (GFA) tweeted, claiming "barbaric acts of vandalism" and "unprovoked violent attacks" had taken place inside the stadium.
When play resumed, Ghana sealed a 3-0 win to reach Sunday's final, where they will play Ivory Coast, who beat DR Congo 3-1 on Wednesday.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31158944
Objects removed from the pitch by BBC reporter Piers Edwards
Ironically, the venue for the tournament was moved from Morocco to Equatorial Guinea for health reasons - Morocco was worried about hosting it with Ebola still active in 3 West African countries.
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