{"id":57982,"date":"2024-02-14T22:55:24","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T22:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/afcon-2023-six-fans-die-in-guinea-amid-victory-celebrations"},"modified":"2024-02-15T22:17:04","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T22:17:04","slug":"afcon-2023-six-fans-die-in-guinea-amid-victory-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/afcon-2023-six-fans-die-in-guinea-amid-victory-celebrations","title":{"rendered":"AFCON 2023: SIX FANS DIE IN GUINEA AMID VICTORY CELEBRATIONS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>Guinea beat The Gambia 1-0 in their second group game in Ivory Coast on Friday night, sparking widespread celebrations across the West African nation.<\/p>\n<p>Six people died after the team ignited their Nations Cup campaign, Feguifoot has told the BBC, after fans took to the roads of the Guinean capital Conakry to celebrate in cars and on motorcycles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat is important is that our fans and the public celebrate in a very measured fashion,\u201d Feguifoot media manager Amadou Makadji told BBC Sport Africa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have to be very careful to not put themselves in danger, because the goal of football is to bring joy and not leave families bereaved. We do not want deaths to mourn, so we call on everyone to celebrate but to take care of themselves so that nothing happens to them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGuinea is a country where people are very, very passionate about football and they experience football like nowhere else in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\">Zambia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zambia. Guinea beat The Gambia 1-0 in their second group game in Ivory Coast on Friday night, sparking widespread celebrations across the West African nation. 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