Ivory Coast soccer chief pleads for calm

The president of the Ivory Coast Football Federation Jacques Anouma has pleaded for calm as investigations start into last night’s tragedy which left at least 19 people dead and 132 injured.

Ivory Coast soccer chief pleads for calm
Mon, 30 Mar, 2009 - 13:13

The president of the Ivory Coast Football Federation Jacques Anouma has pleaded for calm as investigations start into last night’s tragedy which left at least 19 people dead and 132 injured.

The incident occurred when a wall collapsed at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny stadium in Abidjan shortly before Ivory Coast beat Malawi 5-0 in a World Cup qualifying match.

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