The government was also setting up a committee of religious leaders to console the bereaved families and a funeral committee to liaise with them about the burials. Relatives who gathered outside the morgue to identify loved ones shouted anti-police slogans. Police responded by firing tear gas, creating panic in the stands as spectators rushed to escape, but the main gate was locked, witnesses said. Hearts of Oak captain Jacob Nettey apologised to the West African nation and expressed condolences to the victims' families. He blamed police, who he said overreacted to the situation.
Football is supposed to entertain people, but what happened last night has been horrific.
Ghana's football federation has indefinitely postponed all premier league matches. This was the fourth soccer disaster in Africa during the past month. Forty-three people were killed April 11 at a stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa . Another stampede April 29 killed eight people in Lubumbashi, Congo. And on May 6, fighting broke out among fans at a soccer match in Ivory Coast, killing one person and injuring 39.