{"id":315045,"date":"2017-04-30T05:52:37","date_gmt":"2017-04-30T05:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=315045"},"modified":"2017-04-30T05:52:37","modified_gmt":"2017-04-30T05:52:37","slug":"manchester-united-to-pay-tribute-to-nigerian-fans-killed-in-calabar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/04\/manchester-united-to-pay-tribute-to-nigerian-fans-killed-in-calabar\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United to pay tribute to Nigerian fans killed in Calabar"},"content":{"rendered":"
Manchester United has revealed plans to honour Nigerian football fans who died last week following an accident in the south-eastern city of Calabar.<\/p>\n
The tragedy, which claimed the lives of at least seven people, happened when an electric cable fell on fans watching a Manchester United match on TV.<\/p>\n
The English club tweeted that its players will wear black armbands on Sunday in memory of the victims.<\/p>\n
English football has a large and passionate following in Nigeria.<\/p>\n
The high-tension cable fell on a crowded shack which was showing the Europa League quarter-final against Anderlecht.<\/p>\n
One witnesses said the building had a zinc roof which conducted the electricity to those watching inside.<\/p>\n