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Daily Mirror
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Daniel Orme

Female football fan, 29, dies in crush outside ground at Champions League quarter-final

A football fan was tragically killed in a crush outside a football stadium in Morocco on Saturday.

The 29-year-old female supporter, confirmed to be named Noura, died during a crush at the Stade Mohammed V on Saturday ahead of the CAF Champions League quarter-final showdown between Moroccan side Raja CA and Egyptian giants Al-Ahly. Thousands of fans had attempted to get into the stadium ahead of kick-off, triggering a mass crush.

An official statement from Raja read: "Aziz El Badrawy, President of Al-Raja Club Athletic, in his name and on behalf of all members of the club, extends his deepest condolences to the family of the fan, Noura, who passed away before our team's match against Al-Ahly."

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