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| Ivorian jailed for match stampede | Ivorian jailed for match stampede |
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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 Anzouan Kacou, head of the Ivorian Football Federation's match organising committee, was also fined $1,000 for manslaughter and fraud. | |
| 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. |
| Fake tickets | |
| The state prosecutor blamed fans without tickets for forcing their way into the stadium and also said thousands of unofficial additional tickets had been printed. | |
| 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. | 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. |
| The match's big attraction was home-grown football star Didier Drogba, who plays for English Premiership club Chelsea. | The match's big attraction was home-grown football star Didier Drogba, who plays for English Premiership club Chelsea. |
| The big attraction at the game was home-grown hero Didier Drogba | |
| The BBC's John James in Abidjan says in the crush to get into the stadium, the gates gave way and the football fans tumbled down the steep steps that lie directly behind the doors. | |
| Our reporter says Anzouan Kacou was also found guilty of fraud and theft by the correctional court. | |
| Faustin Aka, the printer of the tickets, was given the same sentence and two others from a sub-contractor involved in the printing of tickets were given three-month suspended sentences. | |
| Three members of the police and security forces will be judged by another court, our reporter says. | |
| On Wednesday, football's world governing body Fifa fined the IFF $47,000 following the enquiry into the stadium tragedy. | 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. | 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. |
| The tragedy in Abidjan was the second such incident during qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. | The tragedy in Abidjan was the second such incident during qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. |
| In June 2008, at least eight people died in a crush in Liberia as spectators jostled to get into an already overcrowded stadium in Monrovia for the match between Liberia and The Gambia. | In June 2008, at least eight people died in a crush in Liberia as spectators jostled to get into an already overcrowded stadium in Monrovia for the match between Liberia and The Gambia. |