Two children and three adults were killed in a stampede at a weekend football match in the Angolan capital Luanda, authorities said yesterday. The crush occurred on Saturday as fans were leaving the CAF Champions League quarter-final match between Primeiro Agosto of Angola and TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the sports ministry said. The incident “caused the death by asphyxiation of five supporters and caused seven injuries at the end of the match,” the ministry said, adding the two children were aged 10 and 12. </s> LUANDA: Two children and three adults were killed in a stampede at a weekend football match in the Angolan capital Luanda, sparking an investigation, authorities said Monday.

The crush occurred Saturday as fans were leaving the CAF Champions League quarter-final match between Primeiro Agosto of Angola and TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the sports ministry said.The incident “caused the death by asphyxiation of five supporters and caused seven injuries at the end of the match,” the ministry said in a statement.

The two children were aged 10 and 12, it said.One survivor who gave his name only as Nemo, speaking to TV channel Zimbo from his hospital bed, said: “The exit door was very small, many people fell.” The history of African football is marked by frequent deadly crowd stampedes. In Angola in February 2017, 17 people were killed and 58 injured near the northern town of Uige ahead of a season-opening match for the national championship.

Earlier this month, at least one person was killed and 37 injured in a stampede ahead of an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo.And in July last year, eight people were killed when rival supporters clashed during Senegal’s League Cup final, and a stampede caused a wall to fall on escaping fans. </s> David Madison/Getty Images

Five people were killed on Saturday at a football match in the Angolan capital Luanda following a stampede.

As Reuters reported, the stampede at the African Champions League contest between Angolan outfit Primeiro de Agosto and the Democratic Republic of Congo's TP Mazembe also left seven people injured.

"Angola's sports ministry said in a statement late on Sunday that it regretted the deaths and that the seven injured people had already been discharged from hospital," Reuters noted. "Witnesses said the stampede happened after fans found the gates to the Estadio 11 de Novembro stadium shut after the match."

It's added that when the gates were opened, supporters rushed out of the stadium, and some were trampled by police horses. The Angolan sports ministry said the fact that the match was delayed contributed to the stampede.

According to BBC, an inquiry has been set up to investigate what took place at the Estadio 11 de Novembro.

It's the second time in 19 months that Angola has been involved in this type of tragedy. In February 2017, a stampede in the city of Uige during a match between Santa Rita de Cassia and Recreativo do Libolo resulted in the deaths of 17 people, per BBC. </s> LUANDA: Five people were killed and seven injured in a stampede after an African Champions League soccer match in the Angolan capital Luanda on Saturday, the sports ministry said.

Witnesses told Reuters the people were crushed to death when they flooded out of the stadium after the game between Angola's Primeiro de Agosto and TP Mazembe from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Angola's sports ministry said in a statement late on Sunday that it regretted the deaths and that the seven injured people had already been discharged from hospital.

Witnesses said the stampede happened after fans found the gates to the EstÃ¡dio 11 de Novembro stadium shut after the match.

When police opened the gates, fans rushed out and some were trampled under police horses.

The sports ministry blamed the casualties partly on the fact that the start of the game had been delayed.

Angola's sports watchdog said it would investigate the incident.

Last year, at least 17 people died and dozens were injured in a stampede at a stadium in Uige, a city in northern Angola. </s> Five people were killed and seven injured in a stampede after an African Champions League match in the Angolan capital of Luanda on Saturday.

The tragedy took place after Angola’s Primeiro de Agosto drew 0-0 with Congo’s TP Mazembe in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final.

According to Reuters, fans who started to leave the Estádio 11 de Novembro stadium found themselves locked at the gates, which appeared to be closed after the match. When police opened the doors the crowd rushed outside, with several people being trampled under police horses.

Angola’s Sports Ministry expressed its condolences to the families of the fans who had been killed, saying that it regrets the tragic deaths and adding that the incident will be investigated.

The ministry noted that the seven people injured had avoided serious harm, and had been released from hospital.

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The sports body said the incident could have come about as a result of a delay to the start of the match.

The tragedy happened just one year after 17 people died and dozens were injured in a stampede at a stadium in Uige, northern Angola. </s> Five people were killed and seven injured in a stampede after an African Champions League game in Angola on Saturday.

The incident occurred at the Estadio 11 de Novembro stadium in Luanda as Primeiro de Agosto drew 0-0 with DR Congo's TP Mazembe in the first leg of their quarter-final.

The stampede happened after fans found the gates to the stadium shut after the match. When police opened the gates, fans rushed out and some were trampled under police horses, according to witnesses.

Angola's sports ministry said in a statement late on Sunday that it regretted the deaths and that the seven injured people had already been discharged from hospital.

The sports ministry blamed the casualties partly on the fact that the start of the game had been delayed. They added that an enquiry commission would be set up to investigate the incident.

Last year, at least 17 people died and dozens were injured in another stampede at a stadium in Uige, a city in northern Angola. </s> DAKAR (Reuters) - At least eight people were killed on Saturday in a stampede in a soccer stadium in the Senegalese capital Dakar during a match between two local teams, the sports minister said.

A fight broke out between fans of rivals US Ouakam and Stade de Mbour and police fired tear gas to break it up. The resulting confusion triggered the stampede, Sports Minister Matar Ba told Reuters by telephone.

Deadly stampedes at soccer matches have been common in Africa, where safety standards are low. At least 17 people died and scores were injured in a stampede in a match in Angola in February, when hundreds of supporters stormed the stadium. </s> Dakar: At least eight people were killed and over 45 others injured in a stampede and a subsequent wall collapse during a local league cup final in Senegal's capital Dakar.

With the score at 2-1 during extra time, a fight broke out between fans of rivals US Ouakam and Stade de Mbour, reports Xinhua news agency.

The police fired tear gas to control the situation.

As spectators tried to flee the stadium, part of a wall collapsed.

Rescue workers and medics are currently working at the scene and searching for more survivors under the rubble.

Such deadly accidents at football matches are not rare in Africa.

In April, a stampede in a match in Angola killed over 17 people and left hundreds injured. </s> DAKAR, July 16 — At least eight people were killed yesterday in a stampede in a football stadium in the Senegalese capital Dakar during a match between two local teams, the sports minister said.

A fight broke out between fans of rivals US Ouakam and Stade de Mbour at the Demba Diop stadium and police fired tear gas to break it up. The resulting confusion triggered the stampede, Sports Minister Matar Ba told Reuters by telephone.

Deadly stampedes at football matches have been common in Africa, where safety standards are low. At least 17 people died and scores were injured in a stampede in a match in Angola in February, when hundreds of supporters stormed the stadium. — Reuters Scene of a crowd stampede at the Dakar football stadium from the Reuters video.
Five people are killed in a stampede at a football match in Luanda, Angola.