GFA TOP OFFICIALS ATTEND FUNERAL SERVICE OF LATE KWASI OWUSU
Top Ghanaian football Officials and some ex-national stars are in Sunyani to mourn with the family of late Black Star legend Kwasi Owusu.
A high-powered Ghana Football Association delegation led by Brong Ahafo Regional chairman Ralph Gyambrah, Executive Council members Nana Sarfo Oduro and Kingsley Osei Bonsu attended the burial service of the late national star at the Victoria Park in Sunyani.
The legendary former Ghanaian footballer died on Monday, 30th March 2020 after battling illness. He played and won silver in the 1970 Africa Cup of Nations in Sudan and captained Ghana for more than a decade.
He was captain of the Black Stars squad that finished second at the 1970 Africa Cup of Nations in Sudan and until 2013 was Ghana’s all-time top scorer, with 39 goals, a record currently surpassed by Asamoah Gyan.
At club level, he will be remembered for his days at Bofoakwa Tano FC. The Former captain of the Black Stars was a prolific goal scorer, his legacy and trajectory on and off the pitch will not be forgotten and he will be truly missed.
The former Bofoakwa Tano goal machine passed away on Monday, March 30, 2020. He was 72.
Source: gfa