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Senegal Disqualified From Africa Cup Of Nations After Riot V Ivory Coast

Senegal Thrown Out Of Africa Cup Of Nations Over Riot (PICTURES)
Samuel Luckhurst
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Senegal have been dumped from the 2013 African Cup of Nations after their fans rioted during a qualifying match against Ivory Coast.

The Confederation of African Football disqualified the west African country, saying that "missiles, stones, bottles [and] firecrackers" had been thrown onto the pitch and tear gas was also used by rioters. Ivory Coast were awarded a 2-0 victory after the match was abandoned.

The chaos is believed to have started as Senegalese fans realised their team looked likely to miss out on January's finals after former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba scored his and Ivory Coast's second goal from the penalty spot in the 70th minute. That gave Ivory Coast a 6-2 aggregate score

As scenes inside the stadium turned violent one fan even charged the pitch in at attempt to confront Drogba but was stopped.

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Senegalese police move in as fans rampage on October 13, 2012 at Léopold Sédar Senghor stadium in Dakar during Senegal's African Cup of Nations qualifier against Ivory Coast. The match was abandoned after home fans went on a violent rampage as their team slipped towards a humiliating defeat. Fires were set in the stands while stones, chairs and bottles were thrown at the players, an AFP journalist witnessed, after Ivory Coast went 2-0 ahead, 15 minutes from the end of the second leg of the tie. AFP PHOTO/SEYLLOU (Photo credit should read SEYLLOU/AFP/GettyImages) (credit:Getty Images)
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Senegalese police move in as fans rampage on October 13, 2012 at Léopold Sédar Senghor stadium in Dakar during Senegal's African Cup of Nations qualifier against Ivory Coast. The match was abandoned after home fans went on a violent rampage as their team slipped towards a humiliating defeat. Fires were set in the stands while stones, chairs and bottles were thrown at the players, an AFP journalist witnessed, after Ivory Coast went 2-0 ahead, 15 minutes from the end of the second leg of the tie. AFP PHOTO/SEYLLOU (Photo credit should read SEYLLOU/AFP/GettyImages) (credit:Getty Images)
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Senegalese police take cover as fans rampage on October 13, 2012 at Léopold Sédar Senghor stadium in Dakar during Senegal's African Cup of Nations qualifier against Ivory Coast. The match was abandoned after home fans went on a violent rampage as their team slipped towards a humiliating defeat. Fires were set in the stands while stones, chairs and bottles were thrown at the players, an AFP journalist witnessed, after Ivory Coast went 2-0 ahead, 15 minutes from the end of the second leg of the tie. AFP PHOTO/SEYLLOU (Photo credit should read SEYLLOU/AFP/GettyImages) (credit:Getty Images)
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Senegalese police escort Ivory Coast players, including Yaya Toure (R) as fans rampage on October 13, 2012 at Léopold Sédar Senghor stadium in Dakar during Ivory Coast's African Cup of Nations qualifier against Senegal. The match was abandoned after home fans went on a violent rampage as their team slipped towards a humiliating defeat. Fires were set in the stands while stones, chairs and bottles were thrown at the players, an AFP journalist witnessed, after Ivory Coast went 2-0 ahead, 15 minutes from the end of the second leg of the tie. AFP PHOTO/SEYLLOU (Photo credit should read SEYLLOU/AFP/GettyImages) (credit:Getty Images)
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Senegalese police move in as fans rampage on October 13, 2012 at Léopold Sédar Senghor stadium in Dakar during Senegal's African Cup of Nations qualifier against Ivory Coast. The match was abandoned after home fans went on a violent rampage as their team slipped towards a humiliating defeat. Fires were set in the stands while stones, chairs and bottles were thrown at the players, an AFP journalist witnessed, after Ivory Coast went 2-0 ahead, 15 minutes from the end of the second leg of the tie. AFP PHOTO/SEYLLOU (Photo credit should read SEYLLOU/AFP/GettyImages) (credit:Getty Images)
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Senegalese police escort Ivory Coast players, including Yaya Toure (3rd R) and goalkeeper Baeey Copa (3rd L) as fans rampage on October 13, 2012 at Léopold Sédar Senghor stadium in Dakar during Ivory Coast's African Cup of Nations qualifier against Senegal. The match was abandoned after home fans went on a violent rampage as their team slipped towards a humiliating defeat. Fires were set in the stands while stones, chairs and bottles were thrown at the players, an AFP journalist witnessed, after Ivory Coast went 2-0 ahead, 15 minutes from the end of the second leg of the tie. AFP PHOTO/SEYLLOU (Photo credit should read SEYLLOU/AFP/GettyImages) (credit:Getty Images)
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Senegalese police secure the field as fans rampage on October 13, 2012 at Léopold Sédar Senghor stadium in Dakar during Ivory Coast's African Cup of Nations qualifier against Senegal. The match was abandoned after home fans went on a violent rampage as their team slipped towards a humiliating defeat. Fires were set in the stands while stones, chairs and bottles were thrown at the players, an AFP journalist witnessed, after Ivory Coast went 2-0 ahead, 15 minutes from the end of the second leg of the tie. AFP PHOTO/SEYLLOU (Photo credit should read SEYLLOU/AFP/GettyImages) (credit:Getty Images)
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Senegalese police move in as fans rampage on October 13, 2012 at Léopold Sédar Senghor stadium in Dakar during Ivory Coast's African Cup of Nations qualifier against Senegal. The match was abandoned after home fans went on a violent rampage as their team slipped towards a humiliating defeat. Fires were set in the stands while stones, chairs and bottles were thrown at the players, an AFP journalist witnessed, after Ivory Coast went 2-0 ahead, 15 minutes from the end of the second leg of the tie. AFP PHOTO/SEYLLOU (Photo credit should read SEYLLOU/AFP/GettyImages) (credit:Getty Images)
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Ivory Coast fans are evacuated onto the field as Senegalese supporters rampage on October 13, 2012 at Léopold Sédar Senghor stadium in Dakar during Ivory Coast's African Cup of Nations qualifier against Senegal. The match was abandoned after home fans went on a violent rampage as their team slipped towards a humiliating defeat. Fires were set in the stands while stones, chairs and bottles were thrown at the players, an AFP journalist witnessed, after Ivory Coast went 2-0 ahead, 15 minutes from the end of the second leg of the tie. AFP PHOTO/SEYLLOU (Photo credit should read SEYLLOU/AFP/GettyImages) (credit:Getty Images)
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Ivory Coast fans are evacuated onto the field as Senegalese supporters rampage on October 13, 2012 at Léopold Sédar Senghor stadium in Dakar during Ivory Coast's African Cup of Nations qualifier against Senegal. The match was abandoned after home fans went on a violent rampage as their team slipped towards a humiliating defeat. Fires were set in the stands while stones, chairs and bottles were thrown at the players, an AFP journalist witnessed, after Ivory Coast went 2-0 ahead, 15 minutes from the end of the second leg of the tie. AFP PHOTO/SEYLLOU (Photo credit should read SEYLLOU/AFP/GettyImages) (credit:Getty Images)

Ivory Coast fans then had to retreat onto the pitch before they were led to safety by the police.

Despite the seriousness of the scenario, Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew will be delighted at Senegal's exclusion. His strikeforce pairing of Demba Ba and Papiss Cisse would have missed a month's worth of Premiership action but will now be available to play for the Magpies in the new year.

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