On May 9, 1991, Ghana's football community was shaken to its core, and the nation was left grappling with a tragedy that would forever change the landscape of African football.
What should have been an exciting football match turned into one of the deadliest days in Ghana's sporting history, with 126 lives lost in the May 9th disaster at the Accra Sports Stadium.
The fateful day began as a regular football match between two of the country's most cherished teams-Accra Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko.
The match, part of the Ghanaian Premier League, had a charged atmosphere, as these fierce rivals faced off in front of tens of thousands of passionate supporters.
