This is War Not Football ! At Least 74 Dead In Egypt Football Match ! (Video Included)

At least 74 people were confirmed dead and over 1,000 injured on Wednesday after a football pitch invasion in the city of Port in Egypt, one of the players described it as - “a war, not football”.

Egypt’s deputy health minister told local television – “It is the biggest disaster in Egypt’s soccer history.

Violence at football matches across north Africa has increased significantly since political unrest sweeping across the region began more than a year ago.

The trouble started at the end of the match when one of Egypt’s top teams got beaten 3-1 (Al-Masry 3-1 Al-Ahly)

The tv cameras showed fans chasing players of Al-Ahly’s into the changing rooms, a small group of riot police formed a corridor to try to protect the players, but they appeared overwhelmed and fans were still able to kick and punch the players as they fled.

Al-Ahly player Mohamed Aboutrika said – “This is not football. This is a war and people are dying in front of us. There is no movement and no security and no ambulances.

“I call for the league to be cancelled. This is a horrible situation and today can never be forgotten.”

State television reported that Egypt’s football federation had indefinitely delayed premier league matches.

Another match in Cairo was halted by the referee after receiving news of the violence in Port Said, prompting fans to set parts of the stadium on fire.