Bhubaneswar: Around 100 people were reportedly killed in a stampede after clashes broke out between football fans during a match in Guinea’s N’Zerekore on Sunday.
The incident occurred during a match between the Labé and N’Zerekore teams, which was part of a tournament in honour of President Mamady Doumbouya, who seized power in a coup in September 2021.
“It all started with a contested decision by the referee. Then fans invaded the pitch,” AFP reported, quoting a witness.
Viral videos show angry demonstrators damaging public properties, and fans scrambling to escape the packed stadium.
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Prime Minister Bah Oury confirmed that death of several people in a crowd stampede. “The government deplores the incidents that marred the football match between the Labe and Nzerekore teams this afternoon in Nzerekore. During the stampede, victims were recorded,” Bah said in a statement on Facebook.
He added that local authorities are working to restore order.
“There are bodies lined up as far as the eye can see in the hospital. Others are lying on the floor in the hallways. The morgue is full,” the doctor told news agency AFP on conditions of anonymity.
Paul Sakouvogi, a local journalist in Nzérékoré, told the BBC that internet access in the region has been restricted, and police are guarding the entrance to the hospital where the injured are being treated.
