“Some of the wounded are in desperate conditions. We will have to evacuate them to a specialized hospital,” medical sources told international agencies. The information indicates that some 50,000 fans tried to enter the stadium at the same time, when its maximum capacity was 60,000 and it was reduced to a maximum capacity of 80%, that is, a total of about 48,000 spectators.
The president of Cameroon, Paul Biya, stated that “the number of deaths could be higher.”
Meanwhile, from the Ministry of Health they indicated that “The victims were immediately transported” to hospitals in ambulances, but “the intense road traffic delayed the transfer.”
A baby was reportedly trampled in the melee, but was taken to Yaoundé hospital and is “medically stable”.
Some 50 people were injured in the incident, including two people with multiple injuries and two others with serious head injuries, according to the ministry.
The African Football Confederation (CAF) “Currently investigating the situation to obtain more details of the incidents,” the entity said in a statement. The entity also said that it is in “constant communication with the Cameroonian government and the Local Organizing Committee.”
The match was marked from the beginning by the problems under the sticks of the Comoros team: with three goalkeepers on the payroll, the Celacantos arrived on Monday with two of them with Covid-19 and the starter, Ben Boina, injured since the group stage .
On Monday morning Ahamada, the substitute goalkeeper tested negative, but a CAF health regulation approved on Sunday in the middle of the round of 16 dispute prevented his participation in the match against Cameroon.
Thus, in the starting eleven of the Comoros Islands, left back Chaker Alhadhur appeared under the sticks, who had a very good performance.
Cameroon won thanks to goals from two football ‘beasts’, with a track record in Europe: Toko Ekambi, at 29 minutes into the initial stage, and Vincent Aboubakar, at 25 minutes into the second half.
Meanwhile, the Celacantos resisted everything and everyone, and with one player less, due to the expulsion of their captain Abdou, they achieved the discount with an epic goal from a free kick by M’Changama, nine from the end.
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