Six individuals have tragically died in Guinea throughout wild celebrations after they beat The Gambia within the Africa Cup of Nations.
Fans flooded the streets of the Guinean capital, Conakry, with vehicles and bikes to rejoice, resulting in a collection of tragic incidents. Three individuals misplaced their lives when two autos crashed at excessive pace, whereas dozens extra have been injured in varied highway accidents.
According to stories, many supporters have been even driving round on automobile bonnets of their pleasure. It got here after Guinea’s essential AFCON win was secured by Aguibou Camara within the second half, pushing Guinea into second place in Group C and bringing them on the point of reaching the final 16.
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Mohamed Bayo nearly doubled their lead however his shot hit the crossbar, and an offside name denied The Gambia a late equaliser. Guinea now solely have to keep away from defeat towards Senegal on Tuesday to safe a spot within the knockout phases.
They held Cameroon of their opening sport, who now want a win of their conflict with The Gambia to have any hope of progressing. But as Guinea teeter on the sting of reaching the final 16 for the third consecutive AFCON, their followers’ celebrations turned lethal.
The Guinean Football Federation (Feguifoot) has now referred to as for calm forward of their remaining group sport. They are hoping for a peaceable celebration if Guinea progresses.
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“What is important is that our fans and the public celebrate in a very measured fashion,” Feguifoot’s media supervisor Amadou Makadji instructed BBC Sport Africa. “They have to be very careful to not put themselves in danger, because the goal of football is to bring joy and not leave families bereaved.”
Guinea, a rustic keen about soccer, is neighbouring the match hosts, Ivory Coast. If they high their group, they’ll keep in Yamoussoukro for the second spherical.
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Former star participant Pascal Feindouno hopes followers will stay calm in the event that they get a constructive end result. He was a part of a staff that reached three quarter-finals between 2004 and 2008, and doesn’t need extra households to grieve.
He shared a message with the BBC, saying: “I have a message to send to Guinean men and women. Rest assured that we will do something at the Nations Cup but we have learned something that will destabilise us.”
Feindouno continued: “We learned there were deaths after the victory against The Gambia – we want this to stop because we are here to defend the colours of the country. Everything is going well for us at the moment so support the country but don’t do anything to kill each other or oneself. Stay calm – thank you.”
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