![]() ![]() "You could see and sense that something bad could potentially happen," Indonesian football pundit Pangeran Siahaan told AFP. The gates at the 42,000-capacity Kanjuruhan stadium in East Java's Malang were big enough to fit only two people at a time and some were not open on time, officials said. President Joko Widodo visited the site of the tragedy on Wednesday, ordering an audit of all stadia and pointing to the country's 78,000-seater national stadium in Jakarta as the standard he expects across the 18-team league. "This is a wake-up call, one that has cost us greatly," Indonesian football commentator Mohamad Kusnaeni told AFP. FIFA chief calls Indonesia football stadium stampede 'tragedy beyond comprehension'Įxperts on Indonesian football speak of shaky infrastructure, mismanagement, hours-long waits to leave outdated stadiums and the potential for heated passions to descend into violence that has killed scores since the 1990s.
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