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The Accra Sport Stadium disaster occurred at the Ohene Djan Stadium in Accra, Ghana, on 9 May 2001. It killed 126 people, making it the worst stadium disaster to have ever taken place in Africa. [1] [2] It is also the third-deadliest disaster in the history of association football behind the Estadio Nacional and Kanjuruhan Stadium disasters. [3]
The stadium is also the home of one of Africa's most popular clubs, Hearts of Oak as well as Accra Lions FC and Great Olympics, but Ghana's national team matches are sometimes played there. During the 2000 African Cup of Nations in Ghana and Nigeria , the stadium hosted nine matches, [ 7 ] and was also the venue of the 1978 final .
In 2019, Ghana marked 18 years since the Accra stadium disaster claimed the lives of 127 Ghanaian soccer fans. This year also reached 18 years of efforts by some Ghanaian sports administrators to keep the memories of the victims alive through charity efforts like donations to the needy and the creation of public awareness about the need to ...
Ellis Park Stadium disaster: South Africa: Johannesburg: Crush during a football match between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates: 127: 9 May 2001: Accra Sports Stadium disaster: Ghana: Accra: Crush at a football match between Kumasi Asante Kotoko and Accra Hearts of Oak after police fired tear gas at rioters. [52] 11: 21 July 2001: Akashi crowd ...
2001 in Ghana details events of note that happened in Ghana in the year 2001. Incumbents ... 126 football supporters die at the Accra Sports Stadium. [2] June
Pages in category "Stadium disasters" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * Green Guide; 0–9.
The gestures were made to taunt the home fans about the Heysel stadium disaster, when 39 Juventus fans died in a crush before the club’s European Cup final against Liverpool in May 1985.
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