January 1991, South Africa Forty-two people died in a crush during a pre-season game at the Oppenheimer Stadium in the mining town of Orkney between the Kaizer Chiefs and the Orlando Pirates.
Here is a look at major disasters in football stadiums over recent decades after 56 people were killed during a stadium crush ...
January 13, 1991 — Forty-two people are killed when fans try to escape brawls at Oppenheimer Stadium in South Africa. May 23, 1994 — A crush of pilgrims at the hajj leaves 270 Muslim pilgrims ...
And 10 years before that, 42 people died in a crush between the same two teams at the Oppenheimer Stadium in the city of Orkney.
January 13, 1991 — Forty-two people are killed when fans try to escape brawls at Oppenheimer Stadium in South Africa. May 23, 1994 — A crush of pilgrims at the hajj leaves 270 Muslim pilgrims ...