Addo, who died in March at age 65 is set to be buried at Aburi his hometown on 24th June, 2017 which should have been his 66th birthday.

According to the widow Mrs Gifty Addo, the Sports Ministry has proposed a state burial for his late husband, yet the family of the deceased has kicked against the idea.

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“The GFA approached us for a state burial but we have declined that offer..we begged them to allow us have the ceremony at our residence and so they can come to the funeral with any support they have," she told SportsObama.com

“We told them that we do not like the idea of a state funeral. The sports minister also called on us with similar request but we declined that as well”,

“When the ministry called on us, they never made any mention of how they were going to settle the monies he is owed by the state but only spoke about an offer for a state burial”,

“We want to organise our own funeral because with this state burial, everything looks disorganised. Once the interment is done, everyone leaves the venue but when it is done at home, we will have the best ceremony we expect”, She added.

Herbert Addo coached the Black Stars in the 1980's and also won league titles with Hearts of Oak and Aduana Stars Stars. He also won the West African Football Union (WAFU) Cup with both Hasaacas and Corners Stones and had stints with AshGold and Kotoko.