The Demba Diop stadium crush occurred on 15 June 2017 at the Demba Diop stadium in Dakar, Senegal.[1] During the extra time of the Senegalese football league final match, supporters from the Ouakam F.C. team threw projectiles at the supporters of the opposing team, Stade de Mbour, causing them to leave their seats en masse.[2][3] This fracas between the fans resulted in a wall collapsing and the police firing tear gas into the stands.[4][5] A stampede ensued, leaving eight dead and 60 injured.[6][7]
| Date | 15 July 2017 |
|---|---|
| Location | Demba Diop stadium, Dakar, Senegal |
| Cause | Violence between rival supporters, wall collapse and stampede |
| Deaths | 8 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 60 |
Matar Ba, the Senegalese sports minister, confirmed that one of the dead was a child and promised "strong measures" to ensure such incidents would not be repeated.[6] The campaigning for the Senegalese legislative elections, scheduled to happen on 30 July 2017, was temporally suspended in light of the incident.[3]
Senegal's president, Macky Sall, tweeted that those responsible for the incident would be sanctioned.[8]
Comparisons between the crush and the Hillsborough disaster in the United Kingdom have been drawn.[9][10]
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- ^ a b "Eight dead after wall collapses at Senegal football stadium". Telegraph. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "At least 8 killed in Senegal soccer stampede". CBC. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Eight die in Senegal football stadium chaos". CNN. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ Ross, Alex. "Demba Diop stadium disaster - a tragedy we must avoid". The Express and Star. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ Hann, Mark. "The Demba Diop stadium football crush: Is this Senegal's Hillsborough?". The Conversation. Retrieved 7 August 2017.