{"id":304916,"date":"2025-03-06T14:54:37","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T14:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/03\/06\/live-pooleys-funeral-held-at-heroes-park-in-kumasi\/"},"modified":"2025-03-06T14:54:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T14:54:37","slug":"live-pooleys-funeral-held-at-heroes-park-in-kumasi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/03\/06\/live-pooleys-funeral-held-at-heroes-park-in-kumasi\/","title":{"rendered":"LIVE: Pooley\u2019s funeral held at Heroes Park in Kumasi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The final funeral rites for the late Pooley are currently ongoing at Heroes Park in Kumasi as family, friends, and well-wishers gather to pay their last respects.<\/p>\n<p>Pooley, whose passing was met with deep sorrow across the sporting community, will be laid to rest in Kukuom, Bono Region, where his final burial will take place.<\/p>\n<p>Mourners, including football personalities, sports administrators, and fans, have assembled at Heroes Park to honor his memory. His contribution to sports, particularly in Ghana, has been widely recognized, and tributes continue to pour in from various quarters.<\/p>\n<p>The burial ceremony in Kukuom is expected to draw a large crowd as loved ones bid their final farewell.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"lspT2ewVqtk\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"JUSTICE WALK FINAL FUNERAL RITE @BABA YARA SPORTS STADIUM\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lspT2ewVqtk?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The final funeral rites for the late Pooley are currently ongoing at Heroes Park in Kumasi as family, friends, and well-wishers gather to pay their last respects. 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