Rioting and stampedes at African stadiums have taken a deadly toll over the decades with a recurring pattern of incidents, culminating in the latest disaster in Cameroon on Monday.
It is the first such disaster at the tournament, Africa’s biggest sports event which has suffered another blow its already tatty reputation for organisation. One year earlier Zimbabwe police had done much the same, deliberately firing tear gas towards the exits in reaction to supporters throwing objects onto the pitch when their team lost to neighbours South Africa in a World Cup qualifier.
Bloody fighting between rival supporters led to 74 deaths at the Port Said Stadium in Egypt in 2012. Visiting Al Ahly fans were set upon by those of home club Al Masry, with some thrown to their death from the top of the stands.
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