
Disaster at Accra Sports Stadium
On May 9, 2001, the Accra Sports Stadium catastrophe happened at the Ohene Djan Stadium in Accra.
It resulted in 126 deaths.
Accra Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko, Ghana’s two most successful football teams, faced off on that particular day.
Authorities had increased security as they expected crowd unrest.
Disappointed Kotoko supporters threw plastic seats and bottles onto the field after Accra scored two goals in the closing minutes and the referee signaled a 2–1 victory.
In response, the cops fired tear gas into the throng. As fans attempted to flee, chaos and a stampede broke out.
The stadium’s poor design resulted in a bottleneck with fewer exits than intended, and the gates were locked.
Following the one-hour experience, it was discovered that 10 fans had died from trauma and 116 had perished from compressive asphyxia.
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