MAY 9TH COMMEMORATION: STATEMENT ISSUED BY PRESIDENT OF THE GHANA FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION, KURT E.S OKRAKU
SOURCE: JOY ONLINE
President of the Ghana Football Association, Kurt Okraku says the football governing body's biggest tribute to the lost souls in the May 9, 2001, football disaster at the Accra Sports Stadium is the continued reminder of the day.
In a statement on the 23rd anniversary of the incident christened 'Black Wednesday' due to the demise of 127 football fans at the stadium during a Ghana Premier League match involving Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko, Mr Okraku noted that the commemorative events "...serve as constant reminders that our continuing efforts to rid Ghana Football of hooliganism and make our stadiums safe are the biggest tribute we can pay to those who unfortunately died and those who were scarred by the events of May 9th, 2021."
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