Benin's fans reacted angrily to their side's 1-0 loss to the Ivory Coast

There was also crowd trouble at a number of other matches around the continent.

In Conakry, there are unconfirmed reports that three people died in a crush to get tickets for Guinea's game with Morocco.

The match was so keenly anticipated that some 35,000 fans had gathered at the stadium six hours before kick-off trying to get to see the Group Five game.

Another three were killed and eight more injured when fans panicked and stampeded in Lome after the lights in the stadium went out just minutes after the final whistle in Togo's 1-0 win over Mali.

In Monrovia, there were two deaths as angry fans rioted after Liberia's 3-0 loss to Senegal.

The problems came after the game itself had to be halted for 30 minutes in the second half as police sought to quell fans, who began throwing stones onto the pitch after Senegal scored their third goal.

Ticket booths were ransacked as Liberian fans rampaged

The fans also targeted the private residences and other property belonging to Liberian Football Association (LFA) officials, causing severe damage.

LFA president Izetta Wesley's car was overturned and burned while her entertainment centre in a northern suburb of Monrovia was ransacked.

Coach Kadala Kromah's home was also attacked and looted while one of his vehicles was damaged.

There were also violent scenes in Benin after the home side lost 1-0 to the Ivory Coast and in Brazzaville, it was a similar scenario as Congo lost 3-2 to Zambia.

In Malawi, police fired teargas to dispel stone-throwing crowds after they drew 2-2 with Tunisia.

In the last five years, more than 200 people have lost their lives at football stadiums across the continent.

Violence has regularly blighted major football encounters including the last two African Champions League finals, for example.

While the Confederation of African Football has threatened to close some venues because of poor pitch conditions, it has never sought to stop the use of stadia which are no longer suitable for matches in important competitions like the World Cup.

Caf has the power to close down stadiums it feels are inappropriate for international football and can use the threat of such sanction to force the hand of government and municipal authorities.

Suketu Patel, a Caf executive committee member, says African football's governing body will be discussing the incidents at their meeting in Cairo that starts on 18 October.