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| An Ivorian football official has been sentenced to six months in jail for his role in a deadly stadium stampede. | An Ivorian football official has been sentenced to six months in jail for his role in a deadly stadium stampede. |
| Albert Kacou Anzouan, head of the Ivorian Football Federation's match organising committee, was also fined $1,000 for manslaughter. | |
| Twenty people died and more than 130 were injured when a wall collapsed at an Abidjan stadium shortly before a World Cup qualifier match in March. | Twenty people died and more than 130 were injured when a wall collapsed at an Abidjan stadium shortly before a World Cup qualifier match in March. |
| Another man responsible for ticketing at the match was also sentenced. | Another man responsible for ticketing at the match was also sentenced. |
| The prosecution said the stampede was caused by the issuing of fake tickets and poor safety measures. | |
| A reported 36,000 fans tried to cram into the Houphouet-Boigny stadium, which has a capacity for 34,600, to see Ivory Coast beat Malawi 5-0. | |
| On Wednesday, football's world governing body Fifa fined the IFF $47,000 following the enquiry into the stadium tragedy. | |
| It imposed a series of safety measures and also announced a donation of $96,000 to a fund set up for the families of the victims. |