CAF President, Dr. Patrice Motsepe, has visited the homes of the families of the victims of the tragic stampede at the Olembe Stadium, which occurred during the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations match between hosts Cameroon and Comoros on Monday, January 24.
Dr. Motsepe, who was accompanied by Cameroon’s Minister of Sports and President of COCAN, Professor Narcisse Mouelle Kombi, visited several homes in Olembe, Nkolbisson, Simbock, and Biyem-Assi where he met and engaged with the bereaved families.
During his visits, the CAF President told the families: “We cannot feel the same pain as you, but we have come to offer you the condolences and solidarity of the entire African football family and CAF. In our Bantu tradition, which is part of the tradition of many African countries, we are going to the government to see how we can stand by you in this difficult ordeal because you must not be alone.”
Dr. Motsepe was also joined by CAF Vice-Presidents Ahmed Yahya, Seidou Mbombo Njoya, Kanizat Ibrahim, as well as Secretary-General Véron Mosengo-Omba.
A day after the tragedy, the Secretary-General and then President Motsepe visited the injured in hospitals of Yaounde.
Earlier, a report compiled by CAF Safety and Security Department together with COCAN relating to the circumstances regarding the tragedy that occurred at the Olembé Stadium, highlighted recommendations and interventions to ensure that a tragedy of this nature should never be repeated.