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Cameroon blames stadium deaths on ‘massive’ influx of fans

Gendarmerie search Cameroon soccer fans outside the stadium before the African Cup of Nations 2022 quarterfinal match between Gambia and Cameroon at Japoma Stadium, Douala, Cameroon, Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba) Gendarmerie search Cameroon soccer fans outside the stadium before the African Cup of Nations 2022 quarterfinal match between Gambia and Cameroon at Japoma Stadium, Douala, Cameroon, Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba) Fans reacts after Cameroon's captain Vincent Aboubakar, scored his team's first goal, during the African Cup of Nations 2022 group A soccer match between Cape Verde and Cameron at the Olembe stadium in Yaounde, Cameroon, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) Ivory Coast's goalkeeper Ira Eliezer Tape, second from left, is surrounded by fans who invaded the playing field at the end of the African Cup of Nations 2022 group E soccer match between Ivory Coast and Algeria at the Japoma Stadium in Douala, Cameroon, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) Ivory Coast's Max Gradel, tbottom, is pulled down a fan who invaded the playing field at the end of the African Cup of Nations 2022 group E soccer match between Ivory Coast and Algeria at the Japoma Stadium in Douala, Cameroon, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) Ivory Coast's Max Gradel, right, is pulled by a fan who invaded the playing field at the end of the African Cup of Nations 2022 group E soccer match between Ivory Coast and Algeria at the Japoma Stadium in Douala, Cameroon, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) People walking at a newly build Olembe stadium in Yaounde, Cameroon, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022. The African Cup of Nations takes place in Cameroon and starts on Sunday, Jan. 9. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) Cameroon's Karl Toko-Ekambi, center, celebrates with teammates after scoring his side's first goal during the African Cup of Nations 2022 round of 16 soccer match between Cameroon and Comoros at the Olembe stadium in Yaounde, Cameroon, Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. Cameroon beat Comoros 2-1. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) People assist victims of a stampede outside a stadium hosting an African Cup of Nations soccer game in Yaounde, Cameroon, Monday Jan. 24, 2022. Several people have died in a stampede that happened as crowds struggled to get access to Olembe Stadium to watch the host country play Comoros in a last 16 knockout game in Africa's top soccer tournament. (AP Photo/Thierry Noukeu) People assist victims of a stampede outside a stadium hosting an African Cup of Nations soccer game in Yaounde, Cameroon, Monday Jan. 24, 2022. Several people have died in a stampede that happened as crowds struggled to get access to Olembe Stadium to watch the host country play Comoros in a last 16 knockout game in Africa's top soccer tournament. (AP Photo/Thierry Noukeu) People assist victims of a stampede outside a stadium hosting an African Cup of Nations soccer game in Yaounde, Cameroon, Monday Jan. 24, 2022. Several people have died in a stampede that happened as crowds struggled to get access to Olembe Stadium to watch the host country play Comoros in a last 16 knockout game in Africa's top soccer tournament. (AP Photo/Thierry Noukeu)