Ghanaian football is mourning yet another tragedy following reports that the body of former Black Starlets hero Kofi Nimo has been withheld by the Ridge Hospital due to unpaid medical bills.

Nimo, who was a member of Ghana’s 1991 FIFA U-17 World Cup-winning team, passed away on September 3, 2025, at the age of 51, after a long battle with illness.

However, weeks after his death, his grieving family says they have been unable to retrieve his body for burial as the hospital insists on payment of the outstanding bills accumulated during his treatment.

The situation has left his relatives — including his young son — devastated and pleading for public support to enable them to give the late football icon a dignified farewell.

Kofi Nimo’s name remains etched in Ghana’s football history as part of the team that brought the country its first-ever FIFA U-17 World Cup trophy, inspiring generations of young talents.