Football
AFCON stadium disaster: Eyewitness claims officials closed the gates
5 years agoComoros' midfielder Fouad Bachirou (C) is consoled by teammates after Cameroon won the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) 2021 round of 16 football match between Cameroon and Comoros at Stade d'Olembe in Yaounde on January 24, 2022. (Photo by Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP)
An Eyewitness to the disaster at the Africa Cup of Nations game in Cameroon, which has so far claimed eight lives including two children, say stadium officials close the games before the crush.