A Confederation of African Football source told AFP that organizers at the Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco will allow fans to enter for free after kick-off in matches when there are no seats available.
In Agadir, the Group F game between Cameroon and Gabon took place on Wednesday in front of almost empty stands, but the ground significantly increased in the first half despite persistent rain.
Later, it was revealed that there were 35, 200 people inside a venue that could accommodate more than 45, 000.
Similar scenes have occurred at numerous matches in the competition’s opening days, some of which have even caused confusion about the actual attendance figures.
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The initial count for the crowd at Rabat’s Al Medina Stadium on Tuesday was 6, 703, before being changed to 13, 073, which was the result of the game’s increase in capacity.
According to the CAF source, organizers agreed with the governing body of African football to set up stands about 20 minutes before the games to allow fans to gather outside without paying.
As Morocco prepares for the 2030 World Cup to be held jointly in the North African nation of Spain and Portugal, filling stadiums is a crucial issue for Cup of Nations organizers.
On Thursday, the official CAF ticketing website announced seats for almost all of the remaining group games for starting at 100 dirhams ($10).
Only Morocco’s games against Mali on Friday and Monday against Zambia on Monday, Algeria against Burkinabe on Sunday, and Algeria against Equatorial Guinea on Wednesday were the only ones that were flagged as sell-outs.
Source: Channels TV
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