{"id":31270,"date":"2022-01-24T22:45:23","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T22:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=31270"},"modified":"2022-01-24T22:45:23","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T22:45:23","slug":"breaking-news-caf-release-statement-after-six-people-die-in-stampede-after-cameroon-game-against-comoros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/breaking-news-caf-release-statement-after-six-people-die-in-stampede-after-cameroon-game-against-comoros\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking News: CAF release statement after six people die in stampede after Cameroon game against Comoros"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>At least six people have been confirmed dead after a stampede outside the Olembe Stadium where Cameroon played Comoros on Monday night in Yaounde.<\/strong><br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nNaseri Paul Biya, governor of the central region of Cameroon, said there could be more casualties.<\/p>\n<p>The stampede happened as crowds struggled to get access to Olembe Stadium in the Cameroon capital of Yaounde to watch the host country play Comoros in a last-16 knockout game.<\/p>\n<p>Officials at the nearby Messassi hospital said they had received at least 40 injured people from the stampede.<br \/>\n&#8220;Some of the injured are in desperate condition,&#8221; said Olinga Prudence, a nurse. &#8220;We will have to evacuate them to a specialized hospital.&#8221;<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\n<strong>Official CAF Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text\">\n<p><em>CAF is aware of the incident that took place at Olembe Stadium during the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations fixture between hosts Cameroon and Comoros tonight, 24 January 2022.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text\">\n<p><em>CAF is currently investigating the situation and trying to get more details on what transpired. We are in constant communication with Cameroon government and the Local Organizing Committee.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text\">\n<p><em>Tonight, the CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe sent the General Secretary, Veron Mosengo-Omba to visit the supporters in hospital in Yaound\u00e9.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text\">\n<p><em><strong>CAF | Communication Department<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least six people have been confirmed dead after a stampede outside the Olembe Stadium where Cameroon played Comoros on Monday night in Yaounde. Naseri Paul Biya, governor of the central region of Cameroon, said there could be more casualties. The stampede happened as crowds struggled to get access to Olembe Stadium in the Cameroon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":31271,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16915,8417],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-31270","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-afcon-2021","8":"category-featured"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/FJ5sY-HVEAAMYFk.jpg?fit=657%2C370&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8jzHl-88m","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":30903,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/caf-calms-nerves-over-a-possible-afcon-cancellation\/","url_meta":{"origin":31270,"position":0},"title":"CAF calms nerves over a possible AFCON cancellation","author":"Selasi Fiawoyi","date":"December 15, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Amidst Rumors of a possible AFCON cancellation, CAF intensify preparation for the tournament to be hosted in Cameroon, in January. 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