2024 Nzérékoré stampede

2024 Nzérekoré stampede
Date1 December 2024 (2024-12-01)
LocationNzérékoré, Guinea
Coordinates7°45′29″N 8°49′3″W / 7.75806°N 8.81750°W / 7.75806; -8.81750
CauseTear gas launched by police amid fight between rival football fans
Deaths56 (official)
140 (11 missing) (reported)
Non-fatal injuriesUnknown

On 1 December 2024, a stampede occurred at the Stade du 3 Avril, a football stadium in the Guinean city of Nzérékoré, resulting in at least 56 deaths. Civil society groups said at least 140 people died, 11 missing, most of them children.