“Confident that safety will be assured”
“In summary, CAF, the Local Organizing Committee and the Government of Cameroon, who have significantly increased security and resources at Olembé Stadium, are confident that the safety of spectators and visitors will be assured,” it said in the message.
A game in the semifinals and also the final will be played in the stadium in front of which the accident happened.
Dead and injured after mass panic in front of the stadium gates
In the run-up to the round of 16 game between hosts Cameroon and the Comoros on January 24, 2022, there was a mass panic in front of the stadium. The stadium capacity of actually 60,000 spectators had been reduced to a maximum of 48,000 spectators due to the coronavirus pandemic. When the gates were closed, more and more fans crowded in.
One quarter-final and one semi-final game were then moved from the Olembé stadium to the Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, also located in Yaoundè.
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Status: 01/30/2022, 18:36