Junior Agogo dies at age 40: how FIFA, BBC and other portals reported on his death

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This is how FIFA, BBC and other renowned online portals reported on the death of Junior Agogo.

Manuel “Junior” Agogo was a Ghanaian professional footballer who played as a striker. He was born in Ghana but spent most of his childhood in the UK. He then moved back to Ghana during his years in secondary school. He began his youth career at Sheffield Wednesday in 1995, moving up to the senior squad in 1997.

Former Nottingham Forest, Sheffield Wednesday and Bristol Rovers striker Junior Agogo has died, aged 40 on August 22, 2019 at London, United Kingdom.

Agogo was hospitalized in 2015 after suffering stroke which debilitated him.

He was remembered for his eye-catching performances for the Black Stars during the 2008 Nations Cup on home soil when he scored a last minute goal for Ghana against Nigeria.

Most Internationally renowned news portals reported the sad news on his death.

Below are how FIFA, BBC and others reacted to the news on the demise of Junior Agogo.