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Friday, 10 February 2012 06:23

AFCON: 46 hurt in Zambia victory celebrations

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Over 40 casualty cases were recorded Wednesday night at Zambia's University Teaching Hospital (UTH) after post-match celebrations turned violent and unruly, hospital authorities said.

UTH said it had treated 46 casualties who were injured after Zambia national soccer team - "Chipolopolo" - beat Ghana's "Black Stars" to advance to the finals of the on-going African Nations Cup tournament co-hosted by Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.
“Out of these 13 are assault cases while 33 are Road Traffic Accidents,” hospital officials said.

And residents of a high density suburb south west of the capital Lusaka torched a motor vehicle after it run over a person celebrating Zambia’s 1:0 win over Ghana.

Three people have so far been killed in post-match celebrations that are mostly characterized by heavy alcohol intake, careless driving and loud blowing of South African popularized local trumpets – “Vuvuzelas”

Zambia will face Ivory Coast over the weekend for the top prize while Ghana and Mali will battle it out for third and fourth positions.

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  • SOURCE: Africanews

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