The remains of former Black Stars striker Junior Agogo have been cremated at a private ceremony in London on Friday, 20 September 2019.

Agogo’s funeral was attended by a government of Ghana delegation led by Deputy Sports Minister Perry Okudzeto and some members of the Normalisation Committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) including Mr Samuel Osei Kuffour and Naa Odofoley Nortey.

Former Black Stars Skipper Tony Baffoe was also present at the funeral

The late Black Stars striker was reported dead in a London hospital on Thursday, 22 August 2019.

He was 40 and battled stroke since 2015.

Agogo, an ex-Zamalek player, played for the Black Stars during the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on home soil.

Manuel "Junior" Agogo (1 August 1979 – 22 August 2019) was born in Ghana but spent most of his childhood in the UK. He then moved back to Ghana during his years in secondary school. He began his youth career at Sheffield Wednesday in 1995, moving up to the senior squad in 1997. He played for fifteen different clubs over the next fifteen years, before retiring from professional football in 2012. He spent most of his playing career in England, with additional spells in the USA, Egypt, Cyprus and Scotland. His longest spell was at Bristol Rovers (2003–06), where he made 140 appearances before moving to Nottingham Forest.

Agogo played for the Ghana national team between 2006 and 2009. His three goals in the final stages of the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations helped Ghana to a third-place finish, adding to the three club honours he earned during his career. Agogo scored a total of 143 goals during his professional football career. After retiring, he opened his own small group and personal fitness training business.