
Audio By Carbonatix
Former Black Queens player Patricia Ofori was killed in a car accident Wednesday in Huntsville in the United States.The 29-year-old, who played in two World Cups, lost control of her Ford Mustang while driving.Her car slid into the northbound lane, where it was hit by a pickup truck and caught fire.She started her career in Ghana with Mawuena Ladies before she was called to the national team in 2003.Ofori, played for the Bulldogs from 2005-2007 and led the team to the 2007 Southwestern Athletic Conference championship and a berth in the NCAA Tournament.Patricia Ofori was an alumini of Alabama A&M University where she excelled in a football and studies.“This is the biggest shock of my life,” A&M women’s soccer coach Frank Davies said. “It’s unbelievable.”She was a second-team All-SWAC selection in 2005 and also played on two World Cup teams with Ghana.According to Diane Wilkinson Snoddy, an instructor at A&M, Ofori, who was in graduate school, was on the way to class when the accident happened.“She was a wonderful person and one of the world’s great soccer players,” Snoddy said.Source: Ghanafa.org
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Tags:
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Latest Stories
-
Police investigate death of unidentified man at Tema Metropolitan Assembly forecourt
13 minutes -
Sarah Adwoa Safo reportedly injured in alleged shooting incident
33 minutes -
CIKOD launches Ghana Universities Movement for Agro-Ecology at DHLTU
37 minutes -
Ablakwa hails UG School of Performing Arts for reenactment of Transatlantic Slave Trade
38 minutes -
Cape Coast: Toddler confirmed dead, 2 injured as rain induced mudslide destroys homes
2 hours -
Reform education to conform to Artificial Intelligence – Technical universities urged
2 hours -
Signs grow that Starmer will set out timetable to resign as mood in government shifts
2 hours -
Tight security as Indian students resit medical exam after alleged paper leak
2 hours -
Fuel sales halted in occupied Crimea as Ukraine targets oil facilities
2 hours -
National Juniors Challenge to introduce STEM Fair as competition expands – Founder
3 hours -
Photos: National Juniors Challenge launches eighth edition, 46 schools’ ballot for national championship
3 hours -
I work with whoever Ghanaians elect as President; I’m now working with Mahama – Asantehene declares in Canada
3 hours -
France bans alcohol at music festival events under red heatwave alert
4 hours -
National Juniors Challenge launched as 46 schools’ ballot for eighth national championship
4 hours -
Menstrual dignity project restores hope for schoolgirls in Amanase
4 hours