Dr Nkansa-Gyane for Gethsemane today

Burial takes place at the Gethsemane Cemetery at East Legon in Accra today of Dr Yaw Nkansa-Gyane after burial service at the Police Church, near the Licensing Office at the 37 Military Hospital.

This will be followed by the final funeral rites at the Aviation Social Centre, while memorial service will be held tomorrow at the Police Church.

Dr Nkansa-Gyane, 89, was the first Medical Officer in-charge of Ghana Sports, a former Vice-President of the International Amateur

Boxing Association (AIBA), a former President of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC), a former Chairman of the Ghana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) and a Patron of the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG).

All members of the sporting fraternity, patrons and members of the SWAG are expected to be there to mourn with the family of their departed colleague and patron.