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The Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal involving one of Egypt or Ivory Coast and Morocco that was due for Olembe Stadium in Yaounde has been switched to Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaoundé.
This is after the tragedy that happened at Olembe Stadium where atleast eight people lost their lives just outside the stadium as Cameroon were playing against Comoros.
The disaster happened as masses tried to get access to Olembe Stadium in the capital city of Yaounde to watch the host country play their last 16 game.
Crowds were reported to have attempted to enter through a southern entrace at Olembe stadium. Although the stadium’s capacity of 60,000 has been limited over coronavirus fears, the 60 percent cap is raised to 80 percent when Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions play.
Initially, a local government official said that at least six people had tragically been killed, while Naseri Paul Biya, the Governor of the Central Region of Cameroon, said there could be more deaths.
That figure had risen to eight as of 10 am on Tuesday morning (Ugandan time).
“Eight deaths were recorded, two women in their thirties, four men in their thirties, one child, one body taken away by the family,” according to a health ministry report obtained by AFP.
State news had also stated earlier that there had been “half a dozen deaths and dozens have been injured”, but there was no further information from the ministry about the number hospitalised.
“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.” A Statement from CAF read.
Lastnight, the CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe sent the General Secretary, Veron Mosengo-Omba to visit the supporters in hospital in Yaoundé as of reports.
Cameroon is hosting the African Cup for the first time in 50 years. The Central African nation was initially set to host the tournament in 2019 but the event was taken away and handed to Egypt that year due to serious concerns over Cameroon’s preparations, particularly the readiness of its stadiums.
Olembe Stadium was one of the venues that was under scrutiny, but it is now the main stadium for the month-long tournament, and was scheduled to stage three more games, including the final on 6 February 2022.
