Category Archives: 9 May 2001 Stadium Disaster

Herbert Shakes Kumasi – Daily Guide 13 May 2015

Traffic flow in Kumasi, the Ashanti regional capital, was seriously interrupted on Saturday morning following the 2015 edition of the May 9 Walk which was staged in the boisterous city. Former Kumasi Asante Kotoko CEO, Herbert Mensah, led thousands of people onto the streets in remembrance of the 126 souls that perished at the Accra Sports Stadium in 2001.

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Interview with May 9th Families and Herbert Mensah

Interview by Elton Brobbey, Joy FM.

14 years after the Accra sports stadium disaster, families of victims cry for help as government cuts funds recommended by the Okudzeto Commission.

As the country prepares to observe the Accra sports stadium soccer disaster that claimed the lives of 126 soccer fans, family members of some victims are crying for financial support. They say their monthly financial support which was part of the Okudzeto commission recommendation has stopped, putting them in financial distress. My colleague Elton Brobbey has been speaking to some of these family members and reports.

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