Egypt’s Interior ministry said it would allow 40,000 supporters to attend Tuesday’s anticipated match between the national team and Nigeria in the African Cup of Nations qualifiers, the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) announced on Sunday.
Security officials initially approved the attendance of 10,000 fans before adding another 5,000 and finally settling on 40,000.
Fans have lined up in queues in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria to buy tickets since they were put up for sale a couple of days ago, prompting the EFA to ask security officials for an increase in the number of supporters allowed to attend the match.
On Friday, seven-time African champions Egypt secured a precious 1-1 draw away to Nigeria that kept them at the top of their group in the qualifiers.
