"Suspected" Cause of Former Kotoko defender Godfred Yeboah 'TV3' Death Revealed
Former Ghana and Asante Kotoko defender Godfred Yeboah popularly known as TV3 was confirmed dead on Tuesday morning after a short illness.
Yeboah, 41, passed away in the early hours of Tuesday at the Sunyani Regional Hospital whiles on admission for abdominal pains.
His former teammate at Asante Kotoko, Isaac Amoako narrated the cause of Yeboah's death in an interview with Kumasi based radio station Kessben FM.
"He [Godfred Yeboah] only complained abdominal pains somewhere last week. I was called three days ago that my friend has been rushed to the Sunyani Regional Hospital,"
"He wasn't ill for weeks or months...Godfred was energetic until he complained of abdominal pains on Sunday. I'm with him everyday because of our works at the Baffour Academy"
Yeboah was a member of the Asante Kotoko squad that clinched the Ghana Premier League title in 2003 to end the club's ten-year trophy drought.
Yeboah featured for Asante Kotoko from 2001 to 2009 and holds a legendary status at the Ghanaian giants.
He also had four caps for the senior national team of Ghana including a 2006 World Cup qualifier against DR Congo
Before his demise, Yeboah was the welfare officer (assistant coach) of fast-growing Baffour Academy in Nsoatre in the Bono Region.
Yeboah left behind three children.
Below is the Profile of the late Godfred Yeboah compiled by Bright Yeboah Taylor of Pure FM
Godfred Yeboah 'TV3' real name was Alex Anning Yeboah. His father was called Godfred Yeboah. His father who was also a left-back played B/A United alongside, Mr. Augustine Asante, Agyemang Badu, Kwame Nsowah, Yaw Fred, Yaw Mark, George Arthur among others.
His father died when he was young and choose to play with his father's name when Registering for B/A United from Alakoso Juvenile Football Club in 1999. He completed Fiapre Methodist School. He qualified B/A United into GPL in 1999 alongside Asuom Kwaebibrem Stars and played the GPL in 2000.
He was spotted by coach Ernst Middendorp after B/A United Eliminated Kotoko from the FA Cup on 27th August 2000. The game B/A United beat Kotoko 3-0 on penalties after 0-0. Gordon Ablordey, Alex Djanie, and Emmanuel Nkrumah kicks were saved by Goalkeeper Ransford Kudjoe while Godfred Yeboah, Frank Adjei, and Aziz Suleman scored for B/A United. They were beaten 1-0 by Hearts of Oak during the Quarter Finals.
He started the preseason for Asante Kotoko in January 2001 at Prempeh College School Park when B/A United and his manager, Mr. Bekoe agreed to sell him to Kotoko. He went on loan from Asante Kotoko to Wa All Stars. Kotoko loaned out three players to Wa All Stars now Legon Cities FC during the 2008-09 season namely Godfred Yeboah, Habib Mohammed and Kwabena Dodzie. He left Ghana in 2009 to play in Vietnam with, Stephen Owusu (striker).
At the National team level
Yeboah earned his first national team call-up under the tutelage of coach Fred Osam Duodu.
In the game, Nigeria beat Ghana 3-0 in a world cup qualifier. Emmanuel Osei Kuffour in that game kept the post for Ghana when Ghana's substitute Goalkeeper Osei Boateng was shown a red card after coming to replaced injured James Nanor. Godfred Yeboah was on the bench in that game.
Honours (Official Trophies) - 17
League titles : Asante Kotoko - (2003, 2005 and 2007-08 ) - 3
FA Cup: Asante Kotoko ( 2001) - 1
SWAG Cup : Asante Kotoko ( 2001, 2003, 2005 & 2008) - 4
Top 4 - Asante Kotoko ( 2003, 2007) - 2
Ghana Gala - Asante Kotoko ( 2001 & 2005) -2
President Cup - Asante Kotoko ( 2003, 2004, 2005 & 2008) - 4
Ghalca Special Cup -Kotoko (2005)- 1 (They beat Ebusua Dwarfs 1-0 at Konongo and beat them 2-1 at Cape Coast)
Continental
Cup Winners Cup - Kotoko - Runners Up - 2002
CAF Confederations Cup - Kotoko - Runners Up - 2004-05.
After Retirement
He was working as one of the assistant coaches (Welfare officer) at Baffour Academy in Nsoatre in the Brong Region of Ghana. The team is owned by Hon Ignatius Baffour Awuah
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