CONAKRY – The Guinean government announced on Monday that around 56 people were killed and more were wounded in a stampede at a soccer stadium in the city of Nzerekore, southeast Guinea, on Sunday afternoon, after violence broke out over a contested goal.
“The government deplores the incidents that marred the football match between the Labe and Nzerekore teams this afternoon in Nzerekore. During the stampede, victims were recorded,” PM Mamadou Oury Bah said in a statement on Facebook.
He added that local authorities are working to restore order.
Videos that appeared to be from the scene showed a section of the stadium shouting and protesting the refereeing before the clashes erupted as fans poured onto the field.
People were running as they tried to escape from the stadium, many of them jumping the high fence.
Videos also showed many people lying on the floor in what seemed a hospital as a crowd gathered nearby, some assisting the wounded.
