Stampede kills 56 at Guinea football match

AFP :

A deadly stampede at a football match killed at least 56 people in Guinea’s second city N’Zerekore, the junta-controlled government said on Monday.
The events at Sunday’s match, which were initially reported as clashes between fans, were triggered after a player was sent off at the end of the game, witnesses said. The match in the southeastern city was the final of a tournament organized in honour of Guinea’s junta leader, Mamady Doumbouya, who seized power in a 2021 coup and has installed himself as president. The opposition has accused the junta of using sport for political ends. Witnesses said fans invaded the pitch following the referee’s decision, with some attacking the stand designated for officials, prompting the intervention of security forces.