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48,000 people are admitted to the Africa Cup of Nations for the round of 16 between hosts Cameroon and the Comoros. Because apparently more people want to go into the stadium and the security guards close the gates, there is a mass panic with several dead and many injured.
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The panic is said to have been triggered in advance of the Round of 16 between the hosts and Comoros at the Stade d’Olembé in the capital Yaoundé.
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The stadium was closed due to Corona only 80 percent filled.
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In Marseille, too, many spectators watched the game at a public viewing.
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Because only 80 percent of spectators are admitted to the Stade d’Olembé in Cameroon was, some of the football fans did not come to the stadium, which led to mass panic.
Cameroon’s game against Comoros (2-1) had started at 20.00 CET.
At the stampede at least six people have died.
The Hosts Cameroon’s progress to the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations has been overshadowed by the deaths of several people in a stampede before the football game. As the AP news agency reported on Monday evening, citing regional governor Naseri Paul Biya, at least six people were killed. There could have been more deaths. “We are not able to give you the total number of victims,” he said. At least 40 people were injured.
The panic before the game against Comoros in the Stade d’Olembé in the capital Yaoundé is said to have been triggered because many people were not in the stadium came. According to witnesses, security guards closed the entrance gates to the stadium.
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According to the information, 50,000 people tried to watch the game. 60,000 visitors fit into the stadium, but due to the Corona requirements, only 80 percent of the seats (48,000) were allowed to be filled. Cameroon’s game against Comoros (2-1) started at 20:00 CET; initially there was no information about incidents. Bundesliga professional Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting from FC Bayern Munich was also on the field for Cameroon.
The African Football Association CAF announced that they had been informed about the incident and gather more information. One is in exchange with the government of Cameroon and the local organizing committee. Secretary General Veron Mosengo-Omba had been sent to the hospital to visit the injured.
Cameroon is only hosting the Africa Cup of Nations for the second time since 1972. The country in the middle of the continent was supposed to host the tournament in 2019, but was withdrawn from the tournament because of concerns that the stadiums would not be suitable. Egypt hosted the counterpart to the European Championship back then.
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