- A crush at a stadium during the African Cup of Nations killed at least eight people on Monday.
- At least seven more are in critical condition and dozens more are injured.
- It happened as people tried to get into the stadium, The Associated Press reported.
At least eight people have died after a crush at a stadium during the African Cup of Nations soccer tournament.
Reuters and The Associated Press reported the death toll from the event at the Olembe Stadium in the city of Yaounde, Cameroon's capital, on Monday as eight people.
The crush came as Cameroon's national team was playing Comoros in the last 16 round of the tournament.
Seven other people are in critical condition, authorities said, according to the AP, and 31 more people are also injured.
A seven-year-old boy is among those killed, the BBC reported.
The stampede happened outside the game as people tried to enter the stadium, the AP reported. Some people may have been trying to avoid COVID-19 checks, the report said.
The Confederation of African Football said in a statement that the disaster was being investigated, according to Reuters: "CAF is currently investigating the situation and trying to get more details on what transpired. We are in constant communication with Cameroon government and the Local Organising Committee."
Danish journalist Buster Emil Kirchner, who was at the event, told the BBC that he saw people without tickets trying to ""force themselves in".
"It was hectic — people running, people climbing fences, people breaking through the barricades," he said.