"To Rest in Peace in Ghana is Very Difficult": Huge Football Boot Coffin Used to Bury Late Player
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A Ghanaian footballer named Godfred Yaboah was buried in a football boot coffin, sparking mixed reactions on social media. The funeral pictures showed the deceased dressed in a football jersey and positioned as if ready for a match, with a ball under his arm. The coffin was made by carpenters in the region of Ghana known for making fantasy coffins that symbolize the deceased's profession in life. Some internet users questioned why corpses are made to stand in these coffins. This is not the first time such a coffin has been used in Ghana, as a previous report mentioned a man being buried in a coffin shaped like an airplane. The practice of using fantasy coffins to represent a person's profession is a popular culture in parts of Ghana. The article does not mention the date of the funeral or the specific location in Ghana.

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