Super Eagles Fan Thrown From Second Floor Of Building In Moscow Ahead Of Croatia Match

Published: June 16, 2018

According to reporting by Sport Express Russia making reference to Mash, a Super Eagles fan has been thrown down from a second storey window of an apartment building located at Brusilov Street in Moscow.

The 26-year-old Toluope Akindi came to Russia for the 2018 World Cup matches; the newspaper has reported that he drank too much, got out on the door of the entrance and began to dance and sing loudly.

The action of the Nigerian infuriated his co-tenants and one of them pushed him out of the window.

Toluope fell from the height of the second floor and has been hospitalized with a fracture of both heels.

The Super Eagles will take on Croatia in their World Cup opener at the Kaliningrad Stadium on Saturday evening, starting from 2200 hours Moscow time, which is 2000 hours in Nigeria.

The three-time African champions will also face Iceland (June 22) and Argentina (June 26) in Group D of the World Cup.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel