MOSCOW, Feb 1 Cameroon national team players to hand over the prize money received for the exit in the 1/8 finals of the African Cup of Nations, the victims of a deadly stampede that occurred before the match between the national teams of Cameroon and the Comoros, ESPN reports with reference to the representative of the team Serge Leopold Giffo. tournament final on January 24th. Agence France-Presse reported that eight people were killed and about 50 were injured. Cameroon's Sports Minister Narcisse Muel Kombi said that about 60,000 fans wanted to enter the stands with coronavirus restrictions of 48,000 people. Many fans did not have tickets and did not meet the COVID-19 screening criteria, Kombi said. Also, according to him, most of the fans were late for the game. «The players turned to the President of the Cameroon Football Federation Samuel Eto'o with a request that their bonuses in the amount of 85.5 thousand dollars for reaching the 1/8 finals of the African Cup of Nations were handed over to the victims of the stampede that took place in the capital on January 24. The appeal was sent after the quarter-final match against the Gambian national team, and of course Eto'o agreed, as the players themselves decide what to do with their money, «Giffo said. On Saturday Cameroon defeated Gambia 2-0 to advance to the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations. The meeting was moved from the stadium «Olembe» to «Yaloma» in Douala. The Cameroon national team dedicated the victory to the victims of the tragedy. In the semi-final, which will be held on February 3, the Cameroonians will play against the Egyptian team. In the other semi-final, the teams of Burkina Faso and Senegal will meet.
