At least six fans have been killed in a stampede at AFCON matches in Cameroon | Stories

Followers were caught red-handed as they tried to enter Yaounde Olembe Stadium to watch their team beat Comoros.

The knockout of the Cameroon stadium in which the host country reached the quarterfinals of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Monday left at least six people dead and more than 40 injured, according to a Central African news correspondent.

Many people tried to enter the Yaounde Olembe Stadium in the capital Yaounde to watch Cameroon beat Comoros 2-1 in the highest football tournament in Africa.

Although the stadium has a capacity of 60,000 less than 60 percent due to the coronavirus epidemic, the cap is 80 percent of the national team game.

“The crackdown on the Olembe courthouse has resulted in” half a dozen dead and many more injured, “said a government correspondent for Cameroon CRTV.

Pictures shared on TV, which Reuters was unable to immediately confirm, showed screaming fans being crushed at the entrance.

The Confederation of African Football, which runs the world winning competitionhe said, “investigating the situation and trying to find out more about what happened”.

Following the small number of people who attended the first games in the new men’s soccer stadiums, Cameroonian authorities have opened the gates of the stadium, arranged public transportation, and provided free tickets to attract fans.

Over the years, overcrowding has killed hundreds of thousands of people worldwide.

In 2015, thousands of fans in Cairo tried to enter a stadium in Egypt to watch a game, which sparked panic as police fired tear gas and gunfire. The confusion led to death of 40 people and many were injured.

In 2001, 43 people died after collapsing at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg during a game between the Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs.

In Liverpool in 1989, 96 people were killed in a stampede at Hillsborough Stadium in Britain’s worst stadium. fire.