The mother of former Black Stars skipperJohn Mensah, Madam Mary Donkor aka Auntie Amafoa, has died at the age of 78 after a short illness in Obuasi.
Mrs Donkor dead last Thursday and indications are that November 2, has been fixed for the one-week observation at Kriki Wawasi in Obuasi as custom demands.
“It has not been easy, it is tough, but God knows best. Funeral arrangements would be announced later,” said the former Sunderland libero.
Mensah led Black Stars at the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations staged in Ghana and he was a key cog for Black Stars in their qualification to the 2006 and 2010 Fifa World Cups.