He was murdered in 1971 following Ghana's unsuccessful qualifying campaign for the 1972 African Cup of Nations. The player was stabbed with a broken bottle after an altercation in an akpeteshie bar "Credo", Tema (Community 7) and died days later in Tema General Hospital at 02:30am on 2 November 1971. Three men were arrested by the Ghanaian police authorities following the death. Isaac Melfah, a 31-year-old Electrician was reported to have been the perpetrator.