A select side from Aboabo Number One lifted the May 9 trophy and a cash prize of GH¢1000 after triumphing 5-3 on penalties against Aboabo Number 2 during Saturday’s grand finale of the 2015 May 9 Football Gala in Kumasi.
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.
Thousands of people in the Ashanti regional capital and beyond took to the streets of Kumasi for a walk in remembrance of victims of the Accra sports stadium soccer disaster 14 years ago that resulted in the death of 126 soccer fans.
Some families of victims of the May 9th Accra Sports Stadium disaster that resulted in the death of over 120 people have accused government of neglect.
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.
Life would have been very difficult but for Herbert Mensah as victims of the May 9th Accra sports stadium disaster cries out for support.
Families oF victims of the may 9th Accra Sports Stadium Disaster, who are calling for support, say life would have been very difficult but for Herbert Mensah. They accused government of neglect despite a directive by the Okudzeto Committee for financial support to the families, especially the children left behind.
Ghanaian businessman Herbert Mensah has said African governments “have not shown enough rage” towards xenophobic attacks in South Africa.
Ghanaian business mogul and philanthropist, Mr. Herbert Mensah has condemned the recent wave of xenophobic violence in South Africa.
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