Former Accra Hearts of Oak Coach Cecil Jones Attuquayefio is dead.
Sir Jones as he was popularly known has been battling throat cancer for well over five years now.
It is, however, not known if he died from the cancer.
Sir Jones, 70, played many times for the Ghana national team and helped the team win the 1965 African Nations Cup.
He managed the Benin national team to the 2004 African Nations Cup and Hearts of Oak to the 2000 African Champions League title.
He also managed Ghana’s national team. As of 2008/2009 Attuquayefio was coaching Liberty Professionals F.C. and became the title coach of the Century.
Attuquayefio was named African coach of the year in 2000 after his club Accra Hearts of Oak of Ghana won the African Champions league with only one loss throughout the entire tournament
Source: Starrfmonline
