Deadly Yaounde toll follows long list of African stadium disasters

It is suspected that slack gate controls allowed many supporters without tickets to enter Yaounde’s Olembe Stadium

25 January 2022 - 20:13 By MARK GLEESON

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...

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