Black Stars players pay tribute to Muhammed Ali "The Greatest" who died on Friday

Black Stars players have paid tribute to paid tribute to Muhammad Ali who died on Friday evening in Arizona,USA at age 74.

Ali, who had Parksinon's disease, was admitted to a hospital in Phoenix, Arizona on Thursday when his condition was complicated by a respiratory illness.

The three-time World Heavyweight Champion was placed on life support  before he died.

Ali's pedigree, charisma and artistry touched a lot of lives.

Jonathan Mensah, who is on international duty with the Black Stars in Mauritius, posted: Rest In Peace Champ, the greatest of all time and the legacy still remains forever. #MuhammedAli #Legend pic.twitter.com/wEpG7LQxDW

Rest In Peace Champ, the greatest of all time and the legacy still remains forever. #MuhammedAli #Legend pic.twitter.com/wEpG7LQxDW

— Jonathan Mensah (@Jomens25) June 4, 2016

On-lona Malaga player Christian Atsu shared a photo of Ali on his Instagram page accompanied by the words: "Rest in Peace champ"

Rest in peace Champ 🙏🏿 A photo posted by Christian Atsu (@christianatsu) on Jun 4, 2016 at 1:26am PDT

Black Stars stand-in captain Andre Ayew also tweeted upon hearing the death of the boxing icon.

Your the one and only , for me you will never be gone... U inspired all of us.. Thank u CHAMP! RIP LEGEND 😭🙏... pic.twitter.com/ozgqcYXmZR

— André Ayew (@AyewAndre) June 4, 2016