{"id":400849,"date":"2017-07-13T17:16:11","date_gmt":"2017-07-13T17:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/07\/13\/kotoko-bus-crash-ghanaian-football-stars-pay-tribute\/"},"modified":"2017-07-13T17:16:11","modified_gmt":"2017-07-13T17:16:11","slug":"kotoko-bus-crash-ghanaian-football-stars-pay-tribute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/07\/13\/kotoko-bus-crash-ghanaian-football-stars-pay-tribute\/","title":{"rendered":"Kotoko bus crash: Ghanaian football stars pay tribute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Thursday, 13 July 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>GHANAsoccernet.com <\/p>\n<p>2017-07-13<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/43887671.295.jpg\" alt=\"Kotoko Accident0\" title=\"Kotoko Accident0\" width=\"295\" height=\"150\" \/><span class=\"play-icon\">play video<\/span><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Kotoko had an accident on Wednesday<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=149916385178506\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=149916385178506\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/1499966171_13_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Ghanaian football stars have paid tribute to the victims of a deadly bus crash in his home country of Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>A vehicle carrying players from top team Asante Kotoko was involved in a smash that killed one and injured \u201calmost all\u201d 37 passengers.<\/p>\n<p>Asante Kotoko players pose ahead of their game with Inter Allies ahead of the crash<\/p>\n<p>The Kumasi-based club were on their way home from a Ghana Premier League game against Inter Allies in Accra when their bus struck a stationary truck full of fertiliser.<\/p>\n<p>The crash happened at Nkawkaw, 95 miles from capital Accra on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>The likes of Chelsea\u2018s Baba Rahman, legendary Leeds striker Tony Yeboah, former Bayern Munich defender Sammy Kuffour and ex-Sunderland defender John Mensah have played for the club.<\/p>\n<p>Ibrahim Ayew \u2013 brother the Prem stars Andre and Jordan \u2013 and former Aston Villa and Coventry flop Nii Lamptey also had spells.<\/p>\n<p>Andre Ayew tweeted: \u201cSad. 1 nation 1 country 1 family ????????????????we are together in good and bad.condolences to the equipment managers family and the entire team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Baba Rahman also posted: \u201cMy thoughts and prayers are with the kotoko family.prayforkotoko.\u201d (sic)<\/p>\n<p>Kumasi Asante Kotoko\u2019s players vie for the ball with players of Inter Allies Eastern region police spokesman Thomas Obeng Asare said: \u201cThe driver of the bus ran into the truck that was loaded with fertiliser and almost 37 passengers sustained various degrees of injuries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey were rushed to the Holy Family hospital at Nkawkaw where some were treated and they have since been referred to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (in Kumasi).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, the team\u2019s equipment officer died on the spot and the body has been deposited at the hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">???? Sad.1 nation 1 country 1 family ????????????????we are together in good and bad.condolences to the equipment managers family and the entire team. pic.twitter.com\/UaTnL3csIN<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andr\u00e9 Ayew (@AyewAndre) July 13, 2017<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">All my prayers are with the Asante Kotoko family&#8230;no words ..very sad moment in Ghana football&#8230;????????????<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Anthony  Baffoe (@AnthonyBaffoe) July 12, 2017<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">My thoughts and prayers are with the kotoko family.prayforkotoko. pic.twitter.com\/BtLzWVvM62<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 baba abdul-rahman (@babarahmangh) July 13, 2017<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">My thoughts nd prayers are with Kumasi Asante Kotoko.. following the fatal accident at Nkawkaw&#8217; on their way back to Kumasi???????????????? pic.twitter.com\/qqQAwKwt0W<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rashid Sumaila (@rashidsumaila37) July 13, 2017<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">my thoughts and prayers are with the  management, playing body and the supporters of Kumasi Asante Kotoko on this fatal accident @AnimSammy<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ASAMOAH GYAN (@ASAMOAH_GYAN3) July 13, 2017<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YfzouV9UqhQ?ecver=2\" style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_iDUK8TV084?ecver=2\" style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"related_articles\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; font-size: 90%; background-color: #eeeaea; padding: 5px; width: 60%; margin-top: 10px;\">\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:0; padding:0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/96124592.jpg\" style=\"padding-right:2px;\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border:0; padding:0;width:100%; vertical-align:middle; font-size:11px;\">Courtesy of <b>GHANAsoccernet.com<\/b> &#8211; Ghana&#8217;s leading football news website. 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