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Stampede At Stadium As Nigeria Wins Friendly Game
At least seven people, including one policeman and two children no more than 10 years old, were trampled upon and narrowly escaped being crushed to death in a stampede just before Nigeria’s friendly against North Korea in Tembisa, yesterday.
A massed crowd gathered outside the ground and forced the gates open before embarking on a mad scramble to gain entrance.
Shield-wielding police tried to stop the surge, and ended up creating a bottle-neck that left tens of people under 100s of feet.
One lady was left half conscious, and had to be revived by quick-acting police officers.
The match commissioner stopped the game minutes into the second half after receiving a belated report, but finally allowed play to continue after four minutes.
Nigeria eventually won the game 3-1 with goals from Yakubu Aiyegbeni and Obinna Nsofor.