Sam Ayew Yeboah, the former Liberty Professionals midfielder who became one of Ghanaian football’s most dependable figures, is grieving the loss of his wife, Sherri Yeboah, who died in Texas following a three-year struggle with bone cancer.
The news has rippled through Ghana’s football community, prompting an outpouring of condolences from former teammates, friends, and fans who have rallied around the retired midfielder in what is undoubtedly the most painful chapter of his life.
To those who followed Ghanaian domestic football closely, Sam Ayew Yeboah was the kind of player every successful side needed — composed, reliable, and consistently impactful in the engine room. At Liberty Professionals, he carved out a reputation as a midfield anchor, his steady performances making him a fan favourite at the Carl Reindorf Park.
His contributions did not go unnoticed at the national level. In 2008, he earned a senior Black Stars call-up, a testament to the standard he had maintained in the domestic league at a time when competition for international recognition was fierce.
A decade later, he added another chapter to his football story when he was part of Ghana’s squad that clinched a silver medal at the inaugural African Nations Championship (CHAN) in 2019 — a tournament exclusively for home-based players, and one that shone a long-overdue spotlight on the strength of Ghana’s local football ecosystem.
Behind the public milestones was a family enduring a private war. For three years, Sherri Yeboah fought bone cancer — a disease as physically punishing as it is emotionally exhausting for those who love the patient. The family’s ordeal, largely kept from public view, ended with her passing in Texas, leaving Sam and their loved ones to grieve a loss that words can scarcely capture.
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Bone cancer, particularly in its advanced stages, demands extraordinary resilience from both patient and family. That Sherri Yeboah fought for three years is a testament to her strength — and to the love and support that surrounded her through that journey.
Football Fraternity Responds:
The Ghanaian football community has responded with the warmth it reserves for its own in moments of genuine human tragedy. Messages of condolence have been pouring in — not merely for the former footballer, but in recognition of the full person behind the career: a husband, a man of faith, a member of a broader community now carrying an enormous weight of grief.
For many in Ghana’s football circles, Sam Ayew Yeboah represents the unsung backbone of the domestic game — players who gave everything to clubs and country without the fanfare that followed those who moved abroad. His loss is their loss too, and the solidarity being shown reflects that bond.
As Sam Ayew Yeboah lays his wife to rest, the prayers and support of an entire football family travel with him.
agyex.com also extends its deepest condolences to Sam Ayew Yeboah, his children, and the entire Yeboah family.