ACCRA, May 10 (silubaba) -- The Ghana Football Association (GFA) on Tuesday urged football-loving fans to comply with authorities to avoid a recurrence of a stadium tragedy that befell the country 22 years ago.
In a statement, the GFA urged clubs in the country to educate their fans on the laws of the game.
"Today is a day of grief as we once again remember the incident that claimed the lives of 127 fans. The GFA wishes to appeal to all football administrators, security officers, medical professionals, and football-loving Ghanaians to cooperate with the federation and other relevant stakeholders to ensure we don't experience such incidents in our game ever again," read the statement.
"Let us constantly remind ourselves that never again should such a tragedy befall our beautiful game and our beloved country," it added.
On May 9, 2001, a total of 127 football fans lost their lives at the Accra Sports Stadium following a stampede during a Ghana Premier League match between Accra Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko. ■
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