Confederation of African Football President Patrice Motsepe is seen during a press conference on January 25, 2022 at Ahmadou Ahidjo stadium in Yaounde. Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFPAfrican football supremo Patrice Motsepe says an “inexplicable” decision to keep an entry gate closed was responsible for the deadly crush which killed eight people before an Africa Cup of Nations match in Cameroonian capital Yaounde on Monday.
A baby was reportedly one of those trampled by the crowd and was in a “medically stable” condition, the health ministry added. “It was when the police opened the gates that people fell and others trampled on top of them,” said Professor Andre Omgbwa Eballe, director of the Olembe district hospital who attended the match.
“I arrived a quarter of an hour before kick-off. I had my ticket, but all of a sudden a group of people without tickets arrived and tried to force their way through and we found ourselves pushed up against the fences,” said the supporter, who gave his name as Stephane. Instead the tie between Senegal and Cape Verde and Morocco’s game against Malawi were both given the green light, with a moment’s silence observed before each match.
Mohamed Salah, the Liverpool star at the Cup of Nations with Egypt preparing for their quarter-final against the Ivory Coast in Douala on Wednesday, said his team’s thoughts were with the victims.
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