It would be highly dramatic in the return match between Nigeria and Ghana.
Ghana took the lead with 1-0 after ten minutes played but the home team could only equalize twelve minutes later after receiving a penalty.
Nigeria continued to press and Ghana returned home to defend the draw, which they did.
One person dead
After the final signal, chaos scenes took place in the national arena in the capital Abuja.
The audience was furious at the end result and stormed the pitch in large protests.
In just a few seconds, upset supporters inside the pitch.
A Ghanaian sports journalist named Collins Atta Poku, now comes with information that the Zambian doping doctor Joseph Kabungo has died in connection with the plan invasion, according to several local media.
"They beat him, he fell and they trampled on him.
He lost consciousness and was rushed to an ambulance near Ghana to perform CPR.
The entire Ghanaian contingent watched as resuscitation attempts were made with oxygen masks.
He was taken to hospital later and now this.
Sad ", he writes on Twitter.
Zambian media write that it is "a dark day in Zambian football".
The players were forced to seek protection
Clips published on social media show how people storm the pitch and destroy parts of the arena.
Ghana players were forced to seek refuge in the locker room after the final whistle and the authorities deployed tear gas.
The Nigerian Football Federation had distributed about 20,000 tickets for free, to show support for the home players.