Egyptian media reported, “Injuries occurred among the fans of the Super Basketball match between Al-Ahly and Al-Ittihad teams, which was held in Hassan Mustafa Hall, following the hall’s stand collapsed.”
And the “Cairo 24” website confirmed, “Some of the fans present during the Al-Ahly and Al-Ittihad of Alexandria match, which brings together the two teams in the framework of the Egyptian Basketball Super Cup, were injured, as the Alexandrian Al-Ittihad fans collapsed following the runway fell on them suddenly, during calls for help from the fans, demanding that the audience must attend. Bring an ambulance urgently.”
And he stated, “The cameras documented the fall of a runway towards the seats of the Alexandrian Federation, amidst some of the attendees trying to save the situation and try to remove the audience present in the same place where the runway fell,” adding: “The fall of the runway also resulted in regarding 27 injuries, including one serious case.” .
Injuries among the fans of Al-Ittihad of Alexandria, resulting from the sudden fall of the runway on the fans while they were supporting the leader of the gap.
The medical staff of the Al-Ahly and Al-Ittihad teams of Alexandria worked to climb the stands of Hassan Mustafa Hall, in order to provide the necessary aid to the injured following the fall of the iron barrier.
The match between Al-Ahly and Al-Ittihad of Alexandria reached the third period of the confrontation, and the result indicates 67-45 in favor of the leader of Al-Thaghar.
It was also decided to cancel the Al-Ahly and Al-Ittihad of Alexandria match, following it was stopped in the last seconds of the third period, following the accident, and the decision to cancel the match came following the players of the two teams refused to complete it.