2009 Houphouët-Boigny stampede

the 2013 stampede 2013 Houphouët-Boigny stampede 2009 Houphouët-Boigny stampede AbidjanStade.JPG 225px Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadiumlocation of the stampede 2009 03 29 y Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast Stampede 19 135 Fatal crowd crush in Ivory Coast The 2009 Houphouët-Boigny stampede occurred on 29 March 2009 in the Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny in Abidjan, Ivory Coast before a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match between Malawi and Ivory Coast.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7971140.stm Ivorian stadium stampede kills 22 2009-03-29 BBC News 2009-03-30 Nineteen people were killed and 135 were injured.Desbordes Michel Richelieu André Global sport marketing: contemporary issues and practice https://books.google.com/books?id=Y0-QDwAAQBAJ 2012 Routledge 9780415507202 176 In an attempt to control a crowd crush, police fired tear gas into the crowds, who had begun jostling with each other at least 40 minutes before kick off.http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/At-Least-22-Killed-In-Stampede-At-World-Cup-Qualifier-Match-In-Ivory-Coast/Article/200903415251452?f=rss World Cup Tragedy: 22 Killed In Stampede 2009-03-30 Sky News 2009-03-30 The match was particularly popular among locals, with world stars such as Didier Drogba, Sol Bamba and Salomon Kalou due to play for Ivory Coast. Overview The match was the first match in group 5 of round 3 of the CAF zonal qualifying. It was played despite the deaths occurring before kick off,http://www.itv.com/News/Articles/Ivory-Coast-stadium-crush-kills-22-493756097.html Ivory Coast stadium crush kills 22 2009-01-30 ITV News 2009-03-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20090403024844/http://www.itv.com/News/Articles/Ivory-Coast-stadium-crush-kills-22-493756097.html 2009-04-03 dead and was won 5–0 by Ivory Coast. Officials have said that ticketless football fans were to blame for the stampede. Ivorian Prime Minister Guillaume Soro held a crisis meeting with ministers and football officials on 30 March to discuss the tragedy. FIFA President Sepp Blatter said: "I wish to express extreme sorrow and extend our condolences to the Ivorian football community and, most importantly, to family, friends and loved ones following the tragic deaths in Abidjan yesterday. FIFA has also launched an inquiry into how the tragedy happened".http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/03/29/football.ivorycoast/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090331151851/http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/03/29/football.ivorycoast/index.html dead March 31, 2009 FIFA inquiry after Ivory Coast tragedy 2009-03-30 CNN News 2009-03-30 On 9 May 2009 FIFA decided to extend its investigation into the event, and they interviewed members of the Ivorian Football Federation, police and other local and national organisations. FIFA had not given a deadline for the conclusion of the investigation.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/8040440.stm Fifa extends Ivory Coast inquiry 2009-05-09 BBC Sport 2009-05-09 On 22 July 2009, FIFA fined the Ivorian Football Federation $47,000 following the enquiry into the stadium tragedy. Football's world governing body imposed a series of safety measures after concluding the long investigation. FIFA also announced a donation of $96,000 to a fund set up for the families of the victims.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/8162916.stm Fifa slaps Ivory Coast with fine 2009-07-22 BBC Sport 2009-07-22 Earlier casualties at incidents at football matches in Africa included 127 people killed in 2001 in the AccraSports Stadium crowd stampede in Ghana, 11 people killed in rioting in September 2008 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and eight crushed to death in June 2008 in Liberia. References External links Stadium disaster claims lives at football World Cup qualifier match in Ivory Coast Category:Human stampedes in 2009 Category:2009 in Ivorian football Category:2009 riots Category:Football in Malawi Category:Crowd collapses and crushes in stadiums Category:Man-made disasters in Malawi Category:March 2009 in Africa