Former Kumasi Asante Kotoko Chief, Herbert Mensah still lives with the sadness of the event that ensued at the Nation’s Wembly when Kumasi Asante Kotoko played Accra Hearts of Oak in a very tragic game.
The nation came to a stand still when a stampeded killed over 120 football fans in what will be described as a black Wednesday in Ghana football.
Fans of the Porcupine Warriors were aggrieved at the performance of the referee and reacted angrily by destroying the seats at the stadium and throwing it on the pitch, a brutal measure adopted by the police in firing tear gas to stop the rioting fans lead to the stampede.
Twenty years on, Herbert Mensah sadly remembers this day “the smell of the tear gas is still in my lungs and nose, the smell the sound of people crying and seeing the sight of people there carrying the bodies encouraging others to be strong”.
The mood at the Ohene Djan Stadium was very solemn when a one-minute silence was held before the 23rd week fixture between between Accra Hearts of Oak and King Faisal.
