Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Cameroon

Hosts Cameroon, debutants The Gambia through to AFCON quarters

Indomitable Lions move to the last-eight after beating Comoros 2-1, the death toll from a stampede at the game climbs.

Al Jazeera

Africa Cup of Nations: At least 8 killed in deadly crush outside Cameroon stadium

Eight people have died and dozens more injured in a crush outside Olembe Stadium in Yaounde, the capital of Cameroon, as the Africa Cup of Nations hosts faced Comoros last night.

Evening Standard

Breakfast briefing: Johnson under more pressure, deadly crush at Africa Nations Cup and world leaders warn Russia of sanctions

Tuesday's morning news round-up

Wales Online

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

8 dead in Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon stadium crush

YAOUNDé: Eight people were killed and many more injured in a crush outside a Cameroonian football stadium Monday ahead of an Africa Cup of Nations match.

Bangkok Post

Fan stampede kills at least eight and injures dozens before Cameroon game

At least eight people including two children died and 38 were injured - several seriously - after a stampede outside the Olembé Stadium in Yaoundé just before the last-16 Cup of Nations clash between Cameroon and Comoros.

Radio France Internationale

Six people dead after crush at Africa Nations Cup football match - reports

The incident reportedly occurred before the Cameroon-Comoros round-of-16 tie in Yaounde

Wales Online

Stadium stampede kills eight in Africa Cup of Nations soccer match

At least eight people died and 38 were injured in a stampede when fans stormed a stadium hosting an Africa Cup of Nations soccer match in Cameroon's capital on Monday, the government said.

Reuters

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

AFCON governing body issue statement after stampede kills 6 and injures at least 40 fans

At least six people have lost their lives while 40 were injured, including a number of children, after a stampede occurred outside a stadium hosting an Africa Cup of Nations match in Cameroon

Daily Mirror

Deadly crush at stadium during Africa Cup of Nations match in Cameroon

At least eight people died in a crush outside a stadium hosting a game at Africa's top soccer tournament in Cameroon on Monday, a local government official said, realising fears over the capacity of the country to stage the continent's biggest sports event.

France 24

Africa Cup of Nations: Five things we learned on Day 16

Contrasting fortunes for the minnows in the last-16. Gambia were hit by food poisoning but won and Comoros were taken down by the coronavirus and lost.

Radio France Internationale

At least six people dead after stampede at Africa Cup of Nations match in Cameroon

The incident reportedly occurred before the Cameroon-Comoros round-of-16 tie in Yaounde

The Independent UK

6 reported killed in stampede at African Cup soccer game

An official in Cameroon says at least six people have died in a stampede outside a stadium hosting an African Cup of Nations soccer game

The Independent UK

Cameroon see off 10-man Comoros to set up last eight clash with Gambia

Cameroon beat 10-man Comoros 2-1 on Monday night in Yaoundé to reach the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations.

Radio France Internationale

Cameroon edge past 10-man Comoros, who had left-back in goal

Comoros had to play without a recognised goalkeeper in their Africa Cup of Nations round-of-16 clash due to injury and coronavirus

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Evening Standard

Cameroon 2-1 Comoros: Hosts into AFCON quarter-finals but luckless minnows put up incredible fight

Cameroon were given a real scare by an incredibly gutsy performance from Comoros but the hosts moved into the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals with a 2-1 win.

Daily Mirror

Comoros forced to use outfield player in goal with makeshift number in AFCON last-16 tie

This year's Africa Cup of Nations has hardly been short of dramatic storylines and sub-plots and Cameroon's contest with Comoros was no different after an outfield player was forced to go in goal

Daily Mirror

AFCON stampede: Eight dead as 40 fans hospitalised and children crushed in stadium chaos

The incident occurred in the build-up to Cameroon's last-16 Africa Cup of Nations contest with minnows Comoros, with several eye witnesses reporting there was a stampede

The Conversation

Afcon group stage: a stride forward for the African game despite low scoring

Until tragedy struck in the form of a stadium crush killing eight people at the start of the knock-out round in Cameroon, the headlines generated by the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) tournament were mostly positive.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Evening Standard

Cameroon 2-1 Comoros LIVE! M’Changama goal - AFCON 2022 result, match stream and latest updates today

Cameroon vs Comoros LIVE!

The Guardian - UK

Comoros, Cameroon and the curious tale of no goalkeepers

In today’s Fiver: Afcon, a celebration of Bob Marley in Ireland and Diego

The Guardian - UK

Guinea 0- 1 Gambia: Africa Cup of Nations last 16 – as it happened

Musa Barrow scored a second-half winner as the first-time finalists reached the last eight after a game that featured two late red cards

Sports Illustrated

Comoros's Chaker Alhadhur Heroic as Makeshift GK in AFCON Defeat to Cameroon

It was the first time an outfield player started as a goalkeeper at a major international tournament, and he fared quite well.

Radio France Internationale

Comoros and Gambia tackle big guns Cameroon and Guinea for berth in last eight

Cameroon is expected to come to a standstill on Monday night as the Indomitable Lions take on Comoros for a place in the last eight at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Evening Standard

Cameroon vs Comoros live stream: How can I watch AFCON game on TV in UK today?

Africa Cup of Nations hosts Cameroon face minnows Comoros in a fascinating last-16 tie tonight.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisia Shock Nigeria at African Cup of Nations

Tunisia shocked Nigeria and Burkina Faso edged Gabon on Sunday to set up an Africa Cup of Nations last-eight showdown, while minnows Comoros prepared to use an outfield player as a goalkeeper when they confront hosts Cameroon. Veteran Youssef Msakni scored two minutes into the second half to give previously…

1 … 39 40 41 42

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.