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AFCON: Eight persons die in Cameroon stadium stampede
No fewer than eight people are reported to have been killed and dozens hurt in a crush outside an Africa Cup of Nations match in Cameroon.
Video footage showed football fans struggling to get access to the Paul Biya stadium in a neighbourhood of the capital Yaounde.
One child is among the dead, according to a health ministry report obtained by the AFP news agency.
Another report said a number of children had lost consciousness.
The stadium has a capacity of 60,000 but because of Covid restrictions it was not meant to be more than 80% full.
Match officials were quoted as saying that some 50,000 people were trying to attend.
Journalist Leocadia Bongben was at the game. She told the BBC’s Newsday programme that she saw commotion coming from one of the “fan zone” areas outside the stadium.
“People started shouting. A minute after that an ambulance came to the stadium, but when we got to the place the police would not allow us to get close to where the stampede was,” she said.
She had received a list of eight people who lost their lives, she said.
“It’s really quite a sad situation that people go to watch a game and they end up dying there.”
Six people are reported to have been killed and dozens hurt in a crush outside a stadium hosting an Africa Cup of Nations match in Cameroon.
Video footage showed football fans struggling to get access to the Paul Biya stadium in a neighbourhood of the capital
Nick Cavell, a producer for BBC Africa, was at the match and said that news of the crush did not seem to filter through to the crowd until there were reports on social media.
Lots of discarded shoes and other debris was strewn around the entrance of the stadium, he said.
Nurse Olinga Prudence told AP that some of the injured were in a “desperate condition”.
The Confederation of African Football, CAF said in a statement that it is “currently investigating the situation and trying to get more details on what transpired”.
The last 16 match between Cameroon and Comoros took place despite the incident and ended with a 2-1 win for the hosts.
Manchester United have appointed Ruben Amorim, Portuguese coach, as the club’s new manager.
The Red Devils announced Amorim’s arrival in a statement on the club’s website on Friday.
The manager joined United from Sporting Lisbon and penned a three-year deal to manage the club with an option of an additional year.
However, the Portuguese coach is not expected to join United immediately due to work visa requirements. He is billed to resume at Old Trafford on November 11.
Ruud van Nistelrooy will continue as United’s interim manager until Amorim’s arrival.
United sacked Erik Ten Hag as the club’s manager on October 28 following a 2-1 loss to West Ham.
The defeat was the United’s fourth in the English Premier League (EPL) this season, and they slipped to 14th place on the log.
The team also remain winless in the Europa League with three draws from as many games. They are rooted in the 21st position of 36 teams in the Europa League log.
Amorim is saddled with the responsibility of rejigging and correcting the wrongs in the team that made Ten Hag’s tenure unimpressive.
The 39-year-old is considered one of Europe’s most promising managers. He won the Primeira Liga twice in Portugal with Sporting Lisbon — the first of which was the club’s first title in 19 years.
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