Tribute: Ben Koufie’s legacy lives on

Ben Koufie is the only person to have risen through the ranks of Ghana football as ex-Black Stars player to coach, before occupying the hot seat of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) as chairman.

Ben koufie adds up to the African coaching greats who have passed away in 2016. Last month Stephen Keshi and Shaibu Amadu, the two coaches, who helped Nigeria to secure FIFA World Cup qualification in 2016 passed on, following short ailments.

He was born in Cape Coast in June 1932 and died a month after turning 84 years.