Wednesday marked exactly six years to the day since Africa's worst football stadium tragedy occurred in Ghana.

On 9 May 2001, 126 supporters lost their lives on a Wednesday evening while attending a league match between rivals, Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko at the Accra Sports Stadium in the Ghanaian capital, Accra.

The sporting fraternity remembered the day on the quiet.

However, the Ghana Football Association solemnly marked the day with a touching statement that calls for a change in attitude and greater tolerance.

“Six years on, we are still inspired by selfless acts of courage. We must sustain our generosity in reaching out to those affected by this tragedy. We must continue to teach the attitudes of respect, fairness and tolerance that call us to reject hate, revenge, and violence,” the FA’s statement read.

Police officers fired tear gas into the stand in their efforts to control rioting Kotoko fans after Hearts overturned a one-goal deficit to lead 2-1 rather ended the lives of 126 fans who were crashed to death while attempting to escape.

The loss of lives saw Ghana and the Accra sports stadium record Africa's worst football tragedy on the 9th of May.

But six year’s afterwards, the nation has moved on while trying to erase the scars of the tragedy.

Below is the Ghana Football Association’s official statement marking the day: