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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

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