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Five people were killed on Saturday at a football match in the Angolan capital Luanda following a stampede.

As Reuters reported, the stampede at the African Champions League contest between Angolan outfit Primeiro de Agosto and the Democratic Republic of Congo's TP Mazembe also left seven people injured.

"Angola's sports ministry said in a statement late on Sunday that it regretted the deaths and that the seven injured people had already been discharged from hospital," Reuters noted. "Witnesses said the stampede happened after fans found the gates to the Estadio 11 de Novembro stadium shut after the match."

It's added that when the gates were opened, supporters rushed out of the stadium, and some were trampled by police horses. The Angolan sports ministry said the fact that the match was delayed contributed to the stampede.

According to BBC, an inquiry has been set up to investigate what took place at the Estadio 11 de Novembro.

It's the second time in 19 months that Angola has been involved in this type of tragedy. In February 2017, a stampede in the city of Uige during a match between Santa Rita de Cassia and Recreativo do Libolo resulted in the deaths of 17 people, per BBC.</s>LUANDA: Two children and three adults were killed in a stampede at a weekend football match in the Angolan capital Luanda, sparking an investigation, authorities said Monday.

The crush occurred Saturday as fans were leaving the CAF Champions League quarter-final match between Primeiro Agosto of Angola and TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the sports ministry said.The incident “caused the death by asphyxiation of five supporters and caused seven injuries at the end of the match,” the ministry said in a statement.

The two children were aged 10 and 12, it said.One survivor who gave his name only as Nemo, speaking to TV channel Zimbo from his hospital bed, said: “The exit door was very small, many people fell.” The history of African football is marked by frequent deadly crowd stampedes. In Angola in February 2017, 17 people were killed and 58 injured near the northern town of Uige ahead of a season-opening match for the national championship.

Earlier this month, at least one person was killed and 37 injured in a stampede ahead of an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo.And in July last year, eight people were killed when rival supporters clashed during Senegal’s League Cup final, and a stampede caused a wall to fall on escaping fans.</s>Five people were killed and seven injured in a stampede after an African Champions League game in Angola on Saturday.

The incident occurred at the Estadio 11 de Novembro stadium in Luanda as Primeiro de Agosto drew 0-0 with DR Congo's TP Mazembe in the first leg of their quarter-final.

The stampede happened after fans found the gates to the stadium shut after the match. When police opened the gates, fans rushed out and some were trampled under police horses, according to witnesses.

Angola's sports ministry said in a statement late on Sunday that it regretted the deaths and that the seven injured people had already been discharged from hospital.

The sports ministry blamed the casualties partly on the fact that the start of the game had been delayed. They added that an enquiry commission would be set up to investigate the incident.

Last year, at least 17 people died and dozens were injured in another stampede at a stadium in Uige, a city in northern Angola.</s>LUANDA: Five people were killed and seven injured in a stampede after an African Champions League soccer match in the Angolan capital Luanda on Saturday, the sports ministry said.

Witnesses told Reuters the people were crushed to death when they flooded out of the stadium after the game between Angola's Primeiro de Agosto and TP Mazembe from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Angola's sports ministry said in a statement late on Sunday that it regretted the deaths and that the seven injured people had already been discharged from hospital.

Witnesses said the stampede happened after fans found the gates to the EstÃ¡dio 11 de Novembro stadium shut after the match.

When police opened the gates, fans rushed out and some were trampled under police horses.

The sports ministry blamed the casualties partly on the fact that the start of the game had been delayed.

Angola's sports watchdog said it would investigate the incident.

Last year, at least 17 people died and dozens were injured in a stampede at a stadium in Uige, a city in northern Angola.</s>The Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Angola, Rt Hon Baroness Lindsay Northover, will be in Angola this week to further develop UK / Angola co-operation in support of economic diversification in the country. This is the eighth such visit since early 2016 to Angola by Baroness Northover - demonstrating the UK’s ongoing commitment to increased trade flow between the 2 countries.

"I am delighted to be visiting Angola again. My visit demonstrates just how important the UK government continues to view the relationship between our 2 countries. Angola’s extraordinary growth rates have been the envy of the region and the world, yet recent macroeconomic challenges have increased its need for economic diversification.

The UK is well placed to offer assistance and expertise in that task - in infrastructure and energy beyond oil, the agriculture sector, education and financial services, to name just a few areas.

During my visit I will be working with Angolan ministers and senior officials, to explore how we can make a reality of this enormous potential, and deepen our levels of commercial engagement still further.

I look forward to promoting the UK’s world class education offer and to encouraging more young Angolans to consider applying for places at our universities, including via the Chevening Scholarship scheme. I am also privileged to have the opportunity to meet and to support those involved in the UK’s contribution to the demining effort in Angola.

I very much look forward to engaging with and supporting UK businesses operating in Angola, and to promoting a number of others seeking to enter the market."

As part of the 3-day visit to Luanda, Baroness Northover plans to meet with various ministers including the:
• Minister of State for Economic and Social Development
• Ministers for Higher Education, Energy and Water and Telecommunications
• Governor of the National Bank of Angola

She will discuss ways the United Kingdom can support investment opportunities for British companies in their sectors and locations - and reaffirm the UK’s commitment to responsible investment.

HE Jessica Hand, British Ambassador to Angola, said:

"We are delighted to welcome once again our Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Angola. Her visit underlines the importance we attach to our commercial relationship with Angola.

On this visit, as well as meeting with ministers and senior officials, Baroness Northover will also travel to the outskirts of Luanda, to see for herself the key work that British companies are undertaking here- and to support others to explore new opportunities. Baroness Northover will also lend her support to UK efforts towards demining in Angola.

As previous visits have done, we expect this visit to help us to further boost trade ties, and to uncover opportunities for future investment."</s>Five people were killed and seven injured in a stampede after an African Champions League match in the Angolan capital of Luanda on Saturday.

The tragedy took place after Angola’s Primeiro de Agosto drew 0-0 with Congo’s TP Mazembe in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final.

According to Reuters, fans who started to leave the Estádio 11 de Novembro stadium found themselves locked at the gates, which appeared to be closed after the match. When police opened the doors the crowd rushed outside, with several people being trampled under police horses.

Angola’s Sports Ministry expressed its condolences to the families of the fans who had been killed, saying that it regrets the tragic deaths and adding that the incident will be investigated.

The ministry noted that the seven people injured had avoided serious harm, and had been released from hospital.

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The sports body said the incident could have come about as a result of a delay to the start of the match.

The tragedy happened just one year after 17 people died and dozens were injured in a stampede at a stadium in Uige, northern Angola.</s>The Prime Minister’s [Trade Envoy](https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/trade-envoys) to Angola, Rt Hon Baroness Lindsay Northover, will be in Angola this week to further develop UK / Angola co-operation in support of economic diversification in the country. This is the eighth such visit since early 2016 to Angola by Baroness Northover – demonstrating the UK’s ongoing commitment to increased […]</s>Two children and three adults were killed in a stampede at a weekend football match in the Angolan capital Luanda, authorities said yesterday. The crush occurred on Saturday as fans were leaving the CAF Champions League quarter-final match between Primeiro Agosto of Angola and TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the sports ministry said. The incident “caused the death by asphyxiation of five supporters and caused seven injuries at the end of the match,” the ministry said, adding the two children were aged 10 and 12.</s>Angola was thrown into a state of mourning after a CAF Champions League clash between Primeiro de Agosto and TP Mazembe resulted in the death of five fans at the Estadio 11 de Novembro stadium in Luanda.

The people who lost their life through the stampede were two children and three adults in the CAF Champions League quarter final game which saw Congolese side TP Mazembe hold Primeiro de Agosto to a goalless draw.

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The stampede happened after fans found the gates to the stadium shut after the match. When police opened the gates, fans rushed out and some were trampled under police horses, according to witnesses.

Angola's sports ministry said in a statement late on Sunday that it regretted the deaths and that the seven injured people had already been discharged from hospital.

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The sports ministry blamed the casualties partly on the fact that the start of the game had been delayed. They added that an enquiry commission would be set up to investigate the incident.

Last year, at least 17 people died and dozens were injured in another stampede at a stadium in Uige, a city in northern Angola.</s>Luanda — Portugal’s Prime Minister Antonio Costa has arrived in Angola for a two-day trip aimed at improving ties between Luanda and its former colonial master.

The diplomacy marks an effort to move beyond the bitter legacy of Lisbon’s rule, which ended in 1975 when Portugal withdrew without handing over power and Angola sank into civil war until 2002.

"Portugal and Angola have a long history, the tone of which should be defined by the future and not the past," said Costa as he set off for Luanda.

Angola entered a new era in 2017 when Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who ruled with an iron fist from 1979 to 2017, stepped down and was replaced by President Joao Lourenco.

"There’s lots we can and should do together in terms of the economic ties between our countries which are already strong," Costa said shortly after arriving, becoming the first Portuguese head of government to visit for seven years.

"Angola has a major challenge to diversify its economy and to increase domestic production, shrinking imports."
Five people are killed in a stampede at a football match in Luanda, Angola.