Former Nania FC captain Kofi Nti is dead, his brother and ex-Ghana international Yaw Preko has confirmed.

Nti died from his base in the United States on Sunday.

He captained Abedi Pele's team for two seasons and led them to gain promotion too the Division One League.

Additionally, Nti led the University of Ghana soccer team to win the University League in 1999 and later led the same team to win the first West African University games in 2001.