New Edubiase midfielder, Abdul Malik Issah Yakubu died on Friday after he was knocked down by a motorcycle while jogging.
Yakubu passed on at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi where he was taken after the accident.
He is expected to buried today in accordance with his Islamic faith.
His death was confirmed by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) and the Professional Footballers Association of Ghana (PFAG) on Twitter.
(1) The Ghana Football Association has learnt with sadness the passing of Andul Malik Issah Yakubu, a player of New Edubiase FC, who died at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi after he was knocked down by a motorcycle while jogging this morning.
— 🇬🇠Ghana Football Association (@ghanafaofficial) November 22, 2019
“The Ghana Football Association has learned with sadness the passing of Andul Malik Issah Yakubu, a player of New Edubiase FC, who died at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi after he was knocked down by a motorcycle while jogging this morning,” the GFA said in a tweet.
We are deeply saddened by the passing of New Edubiase player, Andul Malik Issah Yakubu, who died at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi after he was knocked down by a motorcycle this morning
Our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and teammates 🙏
— PFAG (@PFAGofficial) November 22, 2019
