General News of Thursday, 14 June 2012

Source: GNA

GFA Vice President Jordan Anagblah is dead

Jordan Anagblah, Vice President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) is reported dead.

Jordan, 55, died on Monday morning, months after returning from medical treatment in South Africa.

Unconfirmed reports gathered by the GNA Sports indicates that, Anagblah died from acute liver infection.

The fire brand GFA Vice President and Chairman of the Greater Accra Regional Football Association (GRFA) has been unwell since January, and was flown to South Africa for treatment.

He returned from South Africa recently about a month ago and was undergoing his recovery process until his sudden death in Accra on Monday morning.

Anaglah was instrumental in leading the Black Satellites in winning the FIFA U-21 World championship in Cairo, Egypt when they beat Brazil to set a record as the first African youth champions to annex the title.**