Former footballer Junior Agogo has died aged 40 it has been reported.
The Ghanaian striker, who had a short spell loan at Oldham Atheltic in the late 90s, died in London on Thursday morning according to reports in his homeland.
Junior, who began his career at Sheffield Wednesday but made his name at Bristol Rovers and Nottingham Forest, suffered a stroke back in 2015, aged just 35, which left him debilitated just two years after he retired from playing.
Agent Saif Rubie tweeted saying: "Just heard the news that one of my first clients ever Junior Agogo has passed away. Still can't believe it. One of my proudest moments in football is seeing him smash the AFCON in Ghana."
Agogo was a star of the national team and was their poster during the 2008 African Cup of Nations which was held in Ghana.
He scored 12 goals goals in 27 caps during the height of his career between 2006 and 2009.
Agogo enjoyed the best spell of his club career with Forest between 2006 and 2008, scoring over 20 goals for the club.
Nottingham Forest tweeted saying: "Rest in peace, Junior. #NFFC are saddened to learn that former striker Junior Agogo has passed away.
"The thoughts of everyone at the club are with Junior’s family and friends at this sad time."
Sheffield Wednesday said: "We are saddened to learn of the passing of our former player Junior Agogo. Our thoughts are with Junior's family and friends at this very difficult time. RIP."
started his career with Sheffield Wednesday during their time in the Premier League, making two appearances for the club, before a stint in the United States.
He returned to England with QPR in 2002 then moved to Barnet, bagging 19 goals in 39 games to earn a move to Bristol Rovers.
It was with Rovers that he starred with over 40 goals across three seasons, earning his move to Forest and firing them into the Championship.
He scored 13 goals as they earned promotion to the Championship from League One before being sold to Zamalek in 2008.
Read today's top stories here
He finished his career in Scotland, being signed by former Forest boss Colin Calderwood at Hibernian on a one-year deal in July 2011.
He suffered a stroke in 2012.
Afterwards he opened up on his health problems in an emotional interview in a BBC show called "Speechless" two years ago, discussing his battle to regain his speech.
“I was running with my dog. I was coming back home. I was near the Marriott Hotel and the stroke happened,” he said.
“When I woke up I was in hospital with my mum. I couldn’t speak. I was in a bad way.
“I had thoughts, but I was like where is my voice. I was baffled, man.”
