Former Ghana U20 goalkeepers' trainer John Abakah dead

The goalkeepers' trainer for Ghana's 2009 FIFA U20 World Cup winning team John Abakah is dead.

GHANASoccernet.com understands his demise was announced on Thursday after a short illness.

He was rushed to a hospital in Cape Coast where he was pronounced dead.

Abakah, nicknamed Goodie, was also trainer for the national U23 team the Black Meteors at a point in his career.