Eight people have died while several others were injured in a stampede outside the stadium in Olembe where the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon took on debutants; Comoros Island in the Round of 16 at the Ongoing Africa Cup of Nations. The unfortunate incident happened as crowds struggled to get access to Olembe Stadium in the capital city of Yaounde to watch the host country play Comoros in the knockout phase of the Continental showpiece. Officials at the nearby Messassi hospital said they received at least 40 injured people, who were rushed to the hospital by police and civilians. The officials said the hospital wasn’t capable of treating all the victims and had to transfer some to other Facilities . The Camerounian government in a Press release also confirmed the sad incident.