{"id":115512,"date":"2015-05-12T09:02:52","date_gmt":"2015-05-12T09:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=115512"},"modified":"2015-05-12T15:31:35","modified_gmt":"2015-05-12T15:31:35","slug":"breaking-sir-cecil-jones-attuquayefio-passes-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/05\/breaking-sir-cecil-jones-attuquayefio-passes-on\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Sir&#8217; Cecil Jones Attuquayefio passes on"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Citi Sports<\/strong> can confirm the death of former Hearts of Oak, Olympics and Liberty Professionals coach \u201cSir\u201d Cecil Jones Attuquayefio at the age of 70.<\/p>\n<p>Attuquayefio came to prominence on the local scene after coach Ghana\u2019s U-17 team to finish third at the 1999 U-17 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The team had the likes of Michael Essien, Ishmael Addo and Bernard Don Bortey.<\/p>\n<p>He coached Hearts of Oak to win the Ghanaian League from 1998 to 2000 and the CAF Champions League in 2000 and the CAF Super Cup in 2001.<\/p>\n<p>He also managed the Black Stars to face Nigeria in the 2002 World Cup qualifier at the Accra Sports Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The team he presented that day was made up of players from the Hearts of Oak team.<\/p>\n<p>He moved on to manage Liberty Professionals in 2002 and the Beninese national team in 2004.<\/p>\n<p>Up until his passing, he worked with Liberty Professionals as a technical director.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By: Citi Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Citi Sports can confirm the death of former Hearts of Oak, Olympics and Liberty Professionals coach \u201cSir\u201d Cecil Jones Attuquayefio at the age of 70. 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