May 9 disaster: A legacy of tragedy and its impact on Ghanaian football culture
By: Kwame Bediako Today marks 24 years since one of the most devastating events in Ghana’s football history, a tragedy that claimed over a hundred lives at the Accra Sports Stadium. The incident, which occurred on May 9, 2001 during a match between Accra Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko, has since become sober […]
Hooliganism of Sports Stadia 21 years after the May 9 disaster
By Isaac Asare, a Journalist Today in sporting history reminds Ghanaians and sports enthusiasts of the sudden but horrific disaster that occurred on Wednesday May 9, 2001. Nicknamed “The Black Wednesday” one could recall those awful moments in football history. The unfortunate event which had left an indelible memory in the minds of Ghanaians is […]
