The Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium  where the incident happened FIFA, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association  has fined the Ivorian Football Federation $47,000 over the stadium disaster on March 29. Between 20 to 22 football fans died and over 130 injured as 36,000 fans packed into the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium to see the Ivory Coast face Malawi in a FIFA World Cup qualifying match. The stadium holds a capacity of 34,600. The stampede took place after thousands of fans massed outside the stadium trying to get in and a wall collapsed. The game was played despite the accident and the Ivory Coast won 5-0. FIFA imposed the sanction of 50,000 Swiss francs, approximately US$ 46,800. They also set a 20,000 attendance limit on the next qualifier  against Burkina Faso. As well as limiting attendance they have called for  mandatory traffic control cordon. FIFA has donated US$96,000 to a fund which supports the families of those who lost their lives  . "In the event of any similar incidents, FIFA would have no choice but to impose more severe sanctions on the Ivorian Football Association," said in a statement released by FIFA. The Ivory Coast's government has opened up their own investigation into the disaster.
The Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium , where the incident happened FIFA, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association or International Federation of Association Football, has fined the Ivorian Football Federation $47,000 over the stadium disaster on March 29. Between 20 and 22 football fans died and over 130 were injured as 36,000 fans packed into the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium to see the Ivory Coast face Malawi in a qualifying match for the FIFA World Cup. The stadium's capacity is 34,600 fans. The stampede took place after a wall collapsed as thousands of fans massed outside the stadium, trying to get in. The game was played despite the accident, and the Ivory Coast won 5-0. FIFA imposed a sanction of 50,000 Swiss francs, approximately US$ 46,800. They also set a 20,000 attendance limit on the next qualifier , against Burkina Faso. In addition, they have called for a mandatory traffic control cordon. FIFA has donated US$96,000 to a fund which supports the families of those who lost their lives in the disaster . "In the event of any similar incidents, FIFA would have no choice but to impose more severe sanctions on the Ivorian Football Association," read a statement released by FIFA. The government of the Ivory Coast has opened its own investigation into the disaster.
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$47,000 over the stadium disaster on March 29. Between 20 and 22 football fans died and over 130 were injured as 36,000 fans packed into the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium to see the Ivory Coast face Malawi in a qualifying match for the FIFA World Cup. The stadium's capacity is 34,600 fans. The stampede took place after a wall collapsed as thousands of fans massed outside the stadium, trying to get in. The game was played despite the accident, and the Ivory Coast won 5-0. FIFA imposed a sanction of 50,000 Swiss francs, approximately US$
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