Former Black Stars striker, Tony Yeboah
Former Black Stars and Leeds United striker Tony Yeboah has laughed off news reports suggesting he had passed away.
Reports began circulating on social media Monday evening suggesting the former Eintracht Frankfurt forward had died in Maryland in the United States.
But speaking to Citi Sports, Yeboah said, laughing: “I’m not dead. If I were dead, then you’re speaking to a ghost.”
“This has to stop. It wasn’t long ago I heard similar reports about Abedi Pele. I’ve not been sick so I was a little surprised to hear that.
“But I believe when this happens, it even gives you long life. I just arrived in Kumasi from Accra not less long ago so I’m alive and healthy,” the 51-year old concluded.
It is not the first time popular figures have been reported dead by dodgy websites looking for clicks with the likes of former president John Agyekum Kuffour, Otumfour Osei Tutu II, Abedi Pele all reported dead in the past while still alive.
