Accra Sports Stadium disaster

Accra Sport Stadium disaster
Date9 May 2001
LocationAccra, Ghana
CausePolice fired tear gas into the crowd, resulting in a stampede and crush
Deaths126

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]

  1. ^ "Prosecution closes case on stadium disaster". Ghanaweb. 23 June 2003. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  2. ^ Afanyi-Dadzie, Ebenezer (9 May 2017). "May 9 victims remembered 16-yrs on; Herbert Mensah urges discipline". Ghana News. Archived from the original on 9 May 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Indonesian football tragedy was 'an accident waiting to happen' – experts". Deutsche Welle. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.