{"id":336136,"date":"2017-07-13T09:29:07","date_gmt":"2017-07-13T09:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=336136"},"modified":"2017-11-14T17:15:58","modified_gmt":"2017-11-14T17:15:58","slug":"premier-league-clubs-commiserate-with-kotoko-after-bus-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/07\/premier-league-clubs-commiserate-with-kotoko-after-bus-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Premier League clubs commiserate with Kotoko after bus crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Several Ghana Premier League clubs have sent goodwill wishes to Kumasi Asante Kotoko after their team bus was involved in a <a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/07\/13\/kotoko-bus-crashes-one-feared-dead-coach-players-injured\/\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong>fatal car crash<\/strong><\/span><\/a> on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>The team was returning to Kumasi after their 1-0 defeat at the hands of Inter Allies at the El-Wak stadium, when the bus they were travelling in ran into a truck which was parked in the middle of the road.<\/p>\n<p>One person has already been reported dead, with several injured as a result. Kotoko\u2019s biggest rivals, Accra Hearts of Oak were the first club to send their support to the club via social media and other clubs followed in the same vein.<\/p>\n<p>The hashtag #PrayForKotoko is also the number one trend in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hearts of Oak<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Please, please, please, GOD! Do not let this news we are hearing about our brothers Asante Kotoko be true. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PrayForKotoko?src=hash\">#PrayForKotoko<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TogetherWeStand?src=hash\">#TogetherWeStand<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MUtjTUnnFX\">pic.twitter.com\/MUtjTUnnFX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 #PrayForKOTOKO (@HeartsOfOakGH) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HeartsOfOakGH\/status\/885281148498317312\">July 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>WAFA<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Our thoughts and prayers are with the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AsanteKotoko_SC\">@AsanteKotoko_SC<\/a> family on last night&#8217;s fatal accident at Nkawkaw. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Godisincontrol?src=hash\">#Godisincontrol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QJpT8gKpwW\">pic.twitter.com\/QJpT8gKpwW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WAFA SC (@WAFAcademySC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WAFAcademySC\/status\/885371686186610690\">July 13, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Inter Allies<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Everyone at Inter Allies is saddened to learn of Asante Kotoko&#8217;s accident. Our thoughts are with them &amp; we share their pain. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PrayForKotoko?src=hash\">#PrayForKotoko<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6AsX2fptRh\">pic.twitter.com\/6AsX2fptRh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Inter Allies FC (@InterAlliesFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/InterAlliesFC\/status\/885398661794070528\">July 13, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Aduana<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ogya?src=hash\">#ogya<\/a> family is deeply saddened by the news involving <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AsanteKotoko_SC\">@AsanteKotoko_SC<\/a>. Let&#8217;s say a prayer for the Kotoko family <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PrayForKotoko?src=hash\">#PrayForKotoko<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ahh9IlIDzD\">pic.twitter.com\/ahh9IlIDzD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 foaduanafc (@AduanaStarsFc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AduanaStarsFc\/status\/885332505431330817\">July 13, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ebusua Dwarfs<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Too bad, Our thoughts and prayers are with you &amp; speedy recovery to injured staff &amp; players <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PrayForKotoko?src=hash\">#PrayForKotoko<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ebusua Dwarfs Fc (@Ebusua_Dwarfs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ebusua_Dwarfs\/status\/885411790645080064\">July 13, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Medeama<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We are saddened by the development with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AsanteKotoko_SC\">@AsanteKotoko_SC<\/a>. Let&#8217;s stay together and pray for the team.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Medeama SC (@MedeamaSC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MedeamaSC\/status\/885296113095520257\">July 13, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Berekum Chelsea<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Our Thoughts And Prayers are with the Kotoko family<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PrayForKotoko?src=hash\">#PrayForKotoko<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aBsDe5eYCX\">pic.twitter.com\/aBsDe5eYCX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Berekum Chelsea FC (@BkmChelseaFc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BkmChelseaFc\/status\/885282214253965313\">July 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Daniel Koranteng\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<br \/>\n<a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dani77k\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @Dani77k<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several Ghana Premier League clubs have sent goodwill wishes to Kumasi Asante Kotoko after their team bus was involved in a fatal car crash on Wednesday night. 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