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The Accra Sport Stadium disaster occurred at the Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra, Ghana on May 9, 2001. It took the lives of 126 people, making it the worst stadium disaster to have ever taken place in Africa. It is also the third-deadliest disaster in the history of association football behind the Estadio Nacional disaster and Kanjuruhan Stadium disaster.

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Accra Sports Stadium disaster
Starlets 91 Road, Accra Ministries

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Starlets 91 Road
GA-222-2148 Accra, Ministries
Greater Accra Region, Ghana
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