Officials and witnesses say chaos erupted at a soccer game in Guinea after fans protested a referee’s call and thousands of panicked spectators tried to flee the stadium, leaving at least 56 people de

Guinea: About 100 people were killed in a football match in the city of Nzérékoré, near the border with Liberia. According to reports following the match, severe fights broke out between the fans of the two teams, and many were injured during a mass stampede. pic.twitter.com/wf2qPjcjcI

When Mory Cisse dropped his 27-year-old brother off at a stadium in the southeastern Guinean city of Nzerekore to watch a soccer match after lunch on Sunday, he had no idea it would be the last time he saw him alive.

An unknown number of others in the country’s largest southern city were injured when security tried to stop clashes over a disputed penalty,

The stampede broke out at the stadium in the city of Nzerekore during the final of a local tournament between the Labe and Nzerekore teams.

A crowd crush at a soccer match in the west African country of Guinea has left at least 56 people dead and many others injured, authorities said Monday.

A stampede at a soccer stadium in the city of Nzerekore, Guinea, has killed 56 people, the government of Guinea said on Monday.

An unknown number of others in the country’s largest southern city were injured when security tried to stop clashes over a disputed penalty,

A controversial refereeing decision sparked violence at a soccer match in southeast Guinea, killing at least 56 people, the government said.

Around 50 people are feared to have been killed following clashes between fans and a stampede that ensued on Sunday during a soccer match in the town of Nzerekore, southeast Guinea, a local official told Reuters.