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Accra Sports Stadium disaster

2001 stadium disaster in Ghana

The Accra Sport Stadium disaster was at the Ohene Djan Stadium in Accra, Ghana, on 9 May 2001. It killed 126 people. It was the worst ever stadium disaster in Africa It is the third-deadliest disaster in association football. The only deadlier disasters in association football were the Estadio Nacional and Kanjuruhan Stadium disasters. It is seen by some as a tragedy.

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