Tag Archives: MAY 9TH TRAGEDY

Today in History, exactly 19 years ago, On May 9, 2001, 127 Ghanaian football fans died in a stampede caused by the firing of teargas by police following a decision by the referee in a crucial match between arch-rivals Accra Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko at the Accra …

Erstwhile Chairman of Kumasi Asante Kotoko, Herbert Mensah has disclosed that the May 9th tragedy will forever be with him till the day he departs from earth. Herbert Mensah who witnessed the events that led to the May 9th tragedy, actively assisted in carrying lifeless bodies from the stands to …