2001 May 9th saw a stadium disaster during a match between Asante Kotoko and Accra Hearts of Oak..
During a match between the two most celebrated Ghanaian football clubs after Hearts was winning with a 2 – 1 lead against Kotoko, everything went wrong.
With the match nearing closure and with Kotoko fans dissatisfied with the officiating and losing started ripping chairs and throwing bottles unto the pitch.
Police present fired tear gas into the stands as an immediate response in hoping it’ll settle down the crowd but the exact opposite happened.
A chaos ensued, stampede occurred and the fans were in a death trap as the compromised Accra Sports Stadium built only had one exit, which wasn’t supposed to be so in the original blueprint of the stadium.
This is how Ghanaians online remembered the disaster with the #NeverAgain.
Today is May 9
In Memory of Over 120 people who lost their lives @ Accra sports stadium ๐๐
We continue to say may their souls rest in peace and say #neveragain pic.twitter.com/yj2ctrV3nz— Violent_Kisser๐๐ (@uhnkel_jhay) May 9, 2020
Ghana ๐ฌ๐ญ is a very great football nation, but one that we are not proud of is May 9 2001, #NeverAgain should this happen. pic.twitter.com/ymRT21N3fh
— Ropapa Mensah (@RopapaMensah) May 9, 2020
To all the lives that were lost 19 years ago. We say May You Continue To Rest In Peace.#NeverAgainpic.twitter.com/F0l7uPurGk
— Official Twiter Ambassador โขยฎ (@RepUrJersey) May 9, 2020
Exactly 19 years ago, the worst stadium disaster in Africa saw 127 Ghanaian football fans die in a stampede caused by the firing of teargas by police following a decision by the referee in a crucial match between rivals Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko. #May9th #May9 #NeverAgain pic.twitter.com/e6SG8d0vMF
— Owuraku Ampofo (@_owurakuampofo) May 9, 2020
On this day 9 May 2001, 127 Ghanaian football fans died during a game between rivals Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko. #neveragain pic.twitter.com/qKWDQ274Pm
— KK Media (@kwesikanyeTV) May 9, 2020