Almost 2,000 Nigerian football fans who arrived in Russia for the FIFA 2018 World Cup are still in the country, making up the largest number of the more than 5,000 supporters who have remained illegally.
It was reported last week that more than 12,000 World Cup fans had still been in Russia as of December 31 – the date on which the FAN ID system formally ended.
Nigerians make up the largest group still in Russia, with 1,863 citizens yet to have left. That’s followed by people from Vietnam (911) and Bangladesh (456) – neither of whom were playing at the 32-team tournament.
Senegal, who were playing in Russia but like Nigeria were knocked out at the group stage, have an estimated 253 citizens still in the country.
The Interior Ministry has said that work to expel those in the country illegally will continue, and is expected to be completed by the end of March.
Around 650,000 foreign fans visited Russia during the tournament, according to the ministry.
“In the main, they were all law-abiding and left the country in their own time,” migration department head Andrei Kayushin had said last week.

Source: https://www.rt.com/sport/450235-2000-nigerians-among-thousands-world-cup-fans-still-in-russia/

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Almost 2,000 Nigerian football fans who arrived in Russia for the FIFA 2018 World Cup are still in the country, making up the largest number of the more

I believe the Russian federation will deport all of them. Foolish people! They voted for Buhari and eloped under the guise of world cup.

Warning to those planing to vote for Buhari again, don't think you'll escape the hardship in this country...

#WrongCountryToHustle

They should not play with Putin oh. That guy nor get joy.

9ja dey cast everyone little wonder most countries no just want use eyes see us. Time don reach for man to apply for a second country passport mbok! Funny thing is most of those 9ja illegals in Russia must have been told by visa agents in Nigeria that there were abundant jobs in Russia; and that getting a resident visa in Russia was easy. What a pity!