{"id":266662,"date":"2016-11-09T13:09:45","date_gmt":"2016-11-09T13:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=266662"},"modified":"2016-11-09T13:09:45","modified_gmt":"2016-11-09T13:09:45","slug":"legendary-coach-e-k-afranie-passes-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/11\/legendary-coach-e-k-afranie-passes-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Legendary coach E.K Afranie passes away"},"content":{"rendered":"
Veteran Ghanaian coach, E.K Afranie has died.<\/p>\n
His death was confirmed by Citi Sports’ sources at the Suhum Government Hospital in the Eastern Region.<\/p>\n
Coach Afranie was involved in a motor accident at Suhum along the Accra-Kumasi Highway.<\/p>\n
Afranie was rushed to the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital barely a fortnight ago after he suffered a mild stroke.<\/p>\n
He was visited shortly after the incident by Vice President of the Ghana football Association George Afryie and Jonathan Quartey a member of the GFA Medical Committee to check on his progress.<\/p>\n
According to Citi Sports’ sources he was being transported to Kumasi from the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital to enable him be closer to family when the accident occured<\/p>\n
Emmanuel Afranie becomes the second former national team manager to pass away within the last six weeks following the death of Osam Duodu.<\/p>\n
He is famous for leading Ghana to win silver at the 2001 FIFA U-20 tournament hosted by Argentina.<\/p>\n
Under his tutelage in that tournament key players including Michael Essien,Sulley Muntai and John Paintsil emerged.<\/p>\n
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By:Benjamin Nketsia\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Veteran Ghanaian coach, E.K Afranie has died. His death was confirmed by Citi Sports’ sources at the Suhum Government Hospital in the Eastern Region. Coach Afranie was involved in a motor accident at Suhum along the Accra-Kumasi Highway. Afranie was rushed to the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital barely a fortnight ago after he suffered a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":266664,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[13476,2560,13477,1428],"yoast_head":"\n