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May 9: a memorial
View CommentsMay 9, 2001.
For the international audience it may be just another date. In Ghana, that date brings black memories for football fans
The story is simple. As it is sad.
127 fans went for a league match.
There was a stampede.
They died.
That’s it.
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Ghana have sacked national team coach Goran Stevanovic. The lawyer of the Black Stars coach and the Ghana FA vice president both confirmed the news to different Accra-based stations.
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Leaked: Full contract details of Goran Stevanovic & the Ghana FA
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