Accra Hearts of Oak has entered into mourning as they extend their condolence to the family of former defender Jonathan Oti Ankrah who was affectionately nicknamed ‘Joe Dakota’.
According to reports, the defended joined his ancestors on Thursday, April 9, 2020. He played for the Phobians during the late 70s and early 80s where he helped the side to win a lot of triumphs.
Having received the news of the passing of Joe Dakota, Hearts of Oak in a post on their Twitter page has indicated that they are saddened.
“Everyone at Hearts of Oak is saddened to hear of the passing of our former player Jonathan Oti Ankrah (Joe Dakota)”, the post said. .
It added, “He was a pillar in defence at the club during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this grievous moment”.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">? |Everyone <a href="https://twitter.com/HeartsOfOakGH?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HeartsOfOakGH</a> is saddened to hear of the passing of our former player Jonathan Oti Ankrah (Joe Dakota).He was a pillar in defence at the club during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this grievious moment.<br><br>???<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AHOSC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AHOSC</a> <a href="https://t.co/CFj2fR3hNp">pic.twitter.com/CFj2fR3hNp</a></p>— Phobians (@HeartsOfOakGH) <a href="https://twitter.com/HeartsOfOakGH/status/1248221142697086976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 9, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>