People stand before a collapsed wall at Demba Diop stadium July 15, 2017 in Dakar after a football game between local teams Ouakam and Stade de Mbour. Eight people were killed during Senegal's football league final in Dakar on Saturday in a stampede that broke out following clashes at the end of the match, the official APS news agency said. The wall collapse added many more to be injured. / AFP PHOTO / SEYLLOU
Senegal's US Ouakam team was suspended from the country's football federation on Monday after accusations its supporters threw projectiles at rival fans triggering a stampede that left eight dead.
Multiple witnesses told AFP that Ouakam fans threw stones and other objects at Stade de Mbour supporters when Mbour scored a goal to take a 2-1 lead in extra time during Senegal's League Cup final on Saturday.
"Union Sportive de Ouakam are temporarily suspended," the Senegalese Football Federation announced in a statement, given "the loss of lives and serious injuries" at the Demba Diop stadium in Dakar.
The federation's discipline committee would meet soon to decide on sanctions against Ouakam, it said.
US Ouakam hail from the capital, Dakar, while Stade de Mbour are based 80 kilometres (50 miles) further south.
State prosecutor Serigne Bassirou Gueye is due to hold a press conference this afternoon in line with a judicial enquiry ordered into the incident, which also left dozens injured.
A wall collapsed onto fans as they tried to flee the panic created by projectiles being thrown, while police have defended their behaviour among the confusion, when tear gas was fired.
Campaigning for Senegal's legislative elections also restarted Monday after a 24-hour suspension out of respect for the victims.
The government on Sunday suspended all sports and cultural events until elections at the end of the month.
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