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At least 27 people were injured when part of the stands collapsed during a basketball game in Cairo on Saturday night, officials said.
They said the accident in the October 6 district, a western suburb of Egypt's capital, may have been caused by a stampede during the third quarter of the Super Cup match between Cairo’s Al Ahly and Al Ittihad of Alexandria.
The officials said there were no life-threatening injuries, with most of the 27 suffering broken bones.
The game was called off. Video clips posted online showed a metal part of the stands collapsing in the Hassan Mostafa Sports Hall.
The multi-purpose arena opened three years ago before the start of the 2021 World Men’s Handball Championship, which Egypt hosted.
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It was the first serious sports incident involving fans in Egypt since 2015, when 22 football supporters died during a stampede sparked by the police's heavy use of tear gas at a stadium in a Cairo suburb.
A 2012 riot in the coastal city of Port Said caused more than 70 deaths in one of the world’s worst football-related incidents.