British High Commission denied Herbert Addo visa for treatment - Family

A member of Coach Herbert Addo’s family has revealed that the British Embassy denied the then sick coach visa to fly to London for treatment.

Mr. Addo, who had coached for four decades starting from his first job with Armed Forces Team S.S. 74 in the Old Ghana Division One league, passed on 24th March, 2017.

According to his brother, Philip Addo, the family having realized the worsening condition of their beloved decided to send him abroad for treatment but the British Embassy surprisingly turned their visa application down.

Philip Addo says had the Embassy granted his brother visa, he would not have died.

“It is clear that he was not feeling too well. He had some medical problems that we did not really know about but we asked him to go the hospital and seek medical attention.

His condition started improving slightly but it took a nosedive suddenly. So we decided to fly him to London for treatment but for some strange reasons he was denied a visa.

Coach Herbert Addo was laid to rest today, 24th June 2017 at the Aburi Methodist Cemetery.

Herbert Addo won the Ghana Premier League on five occasions with four different clubs – and he remains the only coach to have achieved that feat in the history of the local game.

The 66-year-old had stints with clubs like Accra Great Olympics (twice), Sekondi Hasaacas, Kumasi Cornerstone (where he won the WAFU Champions Cup in 1987), Goldfields (now Ashanti Gold), Asante Kotoko, Accra Hearts of Oak, Ghapoha, Okwahu United, Samartex FC, Gamba All Blacks, Pure Joy, Wassaman, and Inter Allies on his CV as clubs he has coached domestically.