"Forever in Our Hearts": Former Ghana Striker Junior Agogo Remembered on 45th Birthday
- Former Black Stars forward Junior Agogo has been celebrated on 45th birthday
- The ex-Nottingham Forest striker passed away five years ago after battling illness
- Agogo played for Ghana between 2006 to 2009, scoring 12 goals for the Black Stars
Late Ghanaian forward, Junior Agogo would have turned 45 years old today.
The former Black Stars and Nottingham Forest star sadly passed away on August 22, 2019, leaving football fans in a state of sadness.
However, his legacy stays on following his exploits with the Ghana national team during his playing career.
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Agogo is famously remembered for his role at the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana, scoring the winner in the quarter-final against rivals Nigeria.
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The former Nottingham Forest and Sheffield striker went on to score 12 goals in 27 appearances for the Black Stars.
He retired from football in 2012 after a brief spell at Scottish outfit Hibernian.
Agogo remembered on birthday
Former club Nottingham Forest and fans of the Premier League club took to social media to celebrate the late footballer.
@NFFC posted:
"Remembering Junior Agogo on what would have been his 45th birthday."
@BradleyWhite100 added:
"Hat-trick against Gillingham at home and even though Nathan Tyson scored the brace away to Brighton what a shift he put in that night. For some Forest fans there’s Francis and Robertson for others there is Agogo and Holt. Sleep tight Junior - Then. Now. Forever Forest. X"
@Dave1865 wrote:
"I have a memory of going to I think Bristol rovers away, and there being a huge picture up of Agogo… whilst he was playing for us! What a guy he was for us in those dark days in league one"
@GrantFellows2 tweeted:
"One of the heroes to drag us out of that awful division."
Ghanaian football passes away
Earlier, Yen.com.gh reported that Ghanaian teen Newton Opoku-Mensah has sadly passed away following a swimming accident in Germany.
The budding footballer reportedly drowned in a lake in Duisburg and was confirmed deceased later in the evening on Tuesday, July 29, 2024.
His passing came as a shock to many with his club, Fortuna Dusseldorf, taking to social media to express their condolences to the family of Opoku-Mensah.
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Source: YEN.com.gh
