17 dead in stampede at Angolan football stadium
Saturday 11 February 2017 08:29, UK
At least 17 people have died and dozens have been injured in a stampede at an Angolan football stadium.
Hundreds of fans stormed the gates of the January 4th Stadium in Uige to watch a match between local teams, a medical official said.
Some of the dead were children, according to Angolan and Portuguese media.
"There had been a push that led to the suffocation of people," Ernesto Luis, director general of the local hospital in northern Angola, said.
"Some people had to walk on the top of other people. There was 76 casualties, of whom 17 died."
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The match is believed to have been a game between Santa Rita and Recreativo do Libolo.
"While the players were on the field, outside fans were trying to get into the stadium and a gate probably gave way to the pressure of the crowd causing several people to fall who were literally trampled on by the crowd," said Recreativo do Libolo in a statement on their website.
"There are already 17 confirmed dead and at least 59 wounded... [this was] a tragedy without precedent in the history of Angolan football."
