Eight people were killed during Senegal's football league cup final in Dakar yesterday in a stampede that broke out following clashes between supporters that were met by police firing tear gas. <br/><br/>Sports minister Matar Ba said a young girl was among the dead, while around 60 injured fans had been taken to hospital.

In Senegal, at least 8 people were killed and 49 seriously injured after a wall collapsed at a football stadium. It happened at Demba Diop stadium in the capital, Dakar, at the end of the League Cup final between Stade de Mbour and Union Sportive Ouakam. Several media outlets report that fighting started between rival fans and police responded by using tear gas, which led to panic.

In Senegal, at least 8 people were killed and 49 seriously injured after a wall collapsed at a football stadium. It happened at Demba Diop stadium in the capital, Dakar, at the end of the League Cup final between Stade de Mbour and Union Sportive Ouakam. Several media outlets report that fighting started between rival fans and police responded by using tear gas, which led to panic.