AFCON 2008: CAF Recount The Late Junior Agogo's Heroics

The Confederations for African Football (CAF) have hailed the late Junior Agogo's heroics during the 2008 African Cup of Nations (Afcon).

The former Nottingham Forest was a key to the Black Stars during the tournament hosted in Ghana.

Agogo was called up to the Ghana squad for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations. He played in the first game of the cup against Guinea, hitting the post with a header in the 20th minute and helping Ghana to a 2–1 victory.

The bulky forward then scored in the following game against Namibia, tapping home Michael Essien's cross for the only goal of the game.

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Agogo then netted another goal, the winner in the quarter-final against Nigeria. Ghana missed out on the final, however, and had to settle for a third-place play-off against Ivory Coast, in which he scored again in a 4–2 victory.

Alongside Sulley Muntari, he was Ghana's top scorer in the competition and the 5th highest scorer overall.

In total, Agogo scored 12 goals in 27 matches for the national team between 2006 and 2009.

Agogo died in London on 22 August 2019, aged 40.
On 20 September 2019, Agogo's remains were cremated in London after a private funeral ceremony at St. Mark's Church.