What the records say
- When
- 9 May 2001
- Kind
- Crowd crush
- Coordinates
- 5.55° N, 0.19° W
- Description
- 2001 stadium disaster in Ghana
- Deaths
- 127
Accra Sports Stadium disaster
2001 stadium disaster in Ghana
A stampede 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. It is also the second-deadliest disaster in the history of association football behind the Estadio Nacional disaster.
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