Dozens dead after violent altercations during a soccer match in Guinea: “The morgue is full”

Several dozen people have died this Sunday in the clashes between fans during a football match in N’Zérékoré, south-east of Guineaaccording to medical sources. The exact death toll is still unknown, although some local media speak of at least a hundred.

«There are a hundred dead. The morgue is fulla doctor from the regional hospital explained to AFP, protected by anonymity as he was not authorized to speak. “There are dozens of deaths,” says another doctor.

In some videos circulating on social networks, scenes of great confusion appear in the streets after clashes broke out.

The government of the African country has not yet commented on this tragedy. «Everything arose from a protest against a referee’s decision. “Several fans invaded the playing field,” a witness who also chose to remain anonymous for security reasons told AFP.

According to the press, it was a tournament dedicated to the head of the Guinean military junta, General Mamadi Doumbouya, who came to power after a coup d’état in September 2021 and later became president.