Ghana's ex-football star Abubakar dies aged 36

Ghanaian football has been rocked by the death of former international Yakubu Abubakar at the age of 36. 

The former Black Star, a defensive midfielder, died in a hospital in the southern Ghanaian city of Tema on Tuesday. 

Ghana's football association tweeted:

We’re sad to hear the death of former Ghana, Ajax & Vitesse midfielder Abubakari Yakubu, our thoughts are with his family. may his soul RIP. pic.twitter.com/ES9kJ7HdTG

— Ghana FA 🇬🇭 (GFA) (@ghanafaofficial) November 1, 2017

No reason has been given for the death of Abubakar, who won 16 caps for Ghana.