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AFCON 2021: Olembe Stadium suspension lifted, facility to host Semi final

By Bakah Derick  The African Football Confederation (CAF) organising committee of the 33rd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Cameroon 2021 has decided to lift the suspension on the recently constructed facility that turned deadly on Monday 24 January 2022.  That deadly entrance at the Olembe Stadium  The decision is contained in a release made public at the closing hours of Sunday 30 January 2022 after CAF's President Dr Patrice Motsepe met with the CAF AFCON Organising Committee and received the report compiled by CAF Safety and Security Department together with Local Organising Committee (LOC) relating to the tragedy that occurred at the Olembé Stadium killing eight and injuring 38.  "Having noted the recommendations and undertakings from Government in regard to additional security provisions over and above those which were already successfully implemented at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium during the Morocco and Malawi match and at the Japoma Stadium durin

AFCON 2021Countdown D-day-10: Groups and their host cities, stadiums

By Bakah Derick  Group A no doubt will be home to host nation Cameroon. Instead of the emblematic Mfandena stadium, the Indomitable lions will run their group stage campaign in the new Olembe Stadium. Though still located in Yaounde, the five times African Champions hope to get something better than a final ticket on home soil after the 1972 experience. Cameroon will play in the Olembe alongside Burkina Faso, Cape Verde and Ethiopia. The group will set the stage for the tournament on the evening of January 9, 2021 when Cameroon takes on Burkina Faso. Later that evening Ethiopia and Cape Verde will clash in a fixture each one of them hopes to win as not to hang their fate on the host nation. Ethiopian coach Wubetu Abate says he hopes to move beyond the group stages yet Cameroon is one team he considers difficult to overcome.  Olembe Stadium in Yaounde  Aliou Cissé will be leading Senegal to the outskirt of the West Regional capital Bafoussam for their group B campaign. Toget