Accra Sports Stadium disaster

The Accra Sport Stadium disaster was at the Ohene Djan Stadium in Accra, Ghana, on 9 May 2001. It killed 126 people. It was the worst ever stadium disaster in Africa[1][2] It is the third-deadliest disaster in association football. The only deadlier disasters in association football were the Estadio Nacional and Kanjuruhan Stadium disasters.[3]

Date9 May 2001
CausePolice fired tear gas into the crowd, resulting in a stampede and crush


tragedy.[4][5]

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References

  1. Prosecution closes case on stadium disaster. Ghanaweb. June 23, 2003. http://www.ghanaweb.com/public_agenda/article.php?ID=1504. Retrieved August 2, 2012. 
  2. Afanyi-Dadzie, Ebenezer (May 9, 2017). "May 9 victims remembered 16-yrs on; Herbert Mensah urges discipline". Ghana News. Archived from the original on May 9, 2017. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  3. "Indonesian football tragedy was 'an accident waiting to happen' – experts". Deutsche Welle. Archived from the original on October 3, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  4. "May 9 2001: When the beautiful game became ugly in Ghana - Goal.com". Goal.com. May 9, 2011. http://www.goal.com/en/news/1717/editorial/2011/05/09/2477743/may-9-2001-when-the-beautiful-game-became-ugly-in-ghana. Retrieved September 10, 2017. 
  5. "Fifteen Years After Africa's Deadliest Stadium Disaster, Not Much Has Changed". Vice. April 27, 2016. Archived from the original on September 11, 2017. Retrieved September 10, 2017.

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Coordinates: 5°33′6″N 0°11′30″W / 5.55167°N 0.19167°W / 5.55167; -0.19167