Senegalese club US Ouakam banned for seven years
By Momodou Bah
BBC Sport, Dakar
- 3 hours ago
- From the section Football
The Demba Diop stadium where
eight people were killed in a stampede that broke out following clashes in the
League Cup final in July
The Senegalese Professional
Football League (LSFP) handed a seven-year ban to US Ouakam following the crowd trouble which left eight
people dead during the League Cup final against Stade de Mbour last month.
The LSFP's disciplinary
committee said it holds US Ouakam "exclusively responsible" for the
tragedy at the Stade Demba Diop on 15 July.
US Ouakam were further
punished with a demotion to the lowest tier of Senegalese football at the end
of their seven-year suspension.
The 2011 Senegalese League
Champions have also been issued with a fine of 10 million francs (CFA) with
Stade de Mbour being awarded the trophy as winners.
US Ouakam had been temporarily banned in the immediate aftermath of
the tragedy which started moments after visitors Stade de Mbour had taken a 2-1
lead in extra-time.
That goal resulted in the
collapse of a wall following fighting between fans.
US Ouakam said they will
appeal the decision.
"We are going to appeal
this penalty, which seems to us to be heavy and disproportionate, the
Commission has been too heavy handed," Club President Abdou Aziz Guèye
told local media.
"We are not sure that
these kinds of sanctions will put an end to the violence in our country,"
he added.
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