Ghana Football Association (GFA)says, they are saddened over the demise of former Black Stars and Vitesse Arhem player, Yakubu Abubakari, who passed on at the Tema General Hospital on Tuesday, October 31, 2017.
The late Abubakari, 36, who played for Dutch side, Ajax Amsterdam and also a member of the Black Stars squad that qualified Ghana for their first ever FIFA World Cup in Germany was believed to be undergoing treatment at the facility until his demise on Tuesday afternoon.
”We’re sad to hear the death of former Ghana, Ajax & Vitesse midfielder Abubakari Yakubu, our thoughts are with his family. May his soul Rest In Peace.” A statement on the GFA official twitter page read.
Born in Tema, Yakubu joined AFC Ajax at only 17, going on to remain in the Netherlands for one full decade. He made his Eredivisie debut on 19th April 2000, playing 50 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against FC Den Bosch and finishing his first season with only five appearances.
Yakubu played in an average of 15 league games in the following four years, helping the Amsterdam side to two national championships and the 2002 edition of the Dutch Cup.
He spent the 2004/05 campaign on loan to fellow league team Vitesse Arnhem.
In the ensuing off-season, Yakubu signed permanently with the latter club for four years, being intermittently used during four seasons and released in the 2009 summer. In early October, he had an unsuccessful trial with TSV 1860 München from Germany.
Yakubu won the Eredivise twice with Ajax in 2002 and 2004 alongside Zlatan Ibrahimovic of Manchester United and Dutch and Galatasaray midfielder, Wesley Sneidjer.
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