Former Harambee Stars captain Zablon Davies Amanaka died of a heart condition, a post-mortem conducted Sunday has revealed.
According to government pathologist Dorothy Njeru at St Francis Community Hospital Mortuary in Kasarani, Nairobi, where the body is being persevered.
According to Amanaka’s younger brother James Baraza, the pathologists informed them that he died of cardiomyopathy – a disease of the heart muscle that makes it hard for the heart to pump blood to the rest of the body.
Several Kenyans and x players have mourned the fallen hero.
“…In life you make friends, others become allies and turn from friendship to brotherhood. The lion himself. The lion of Judah. ZabbeZabbe. Who will I celebrate my goals at Tusker Wazee with? Devastating. You gave me my 1st professional opportunity in The Sultanate of Oman. God,” wrote former Kenyan international Bonface Ambani on Facebook
Ambani; continued.
A solid defender in his heydays, Amanaka played locally for Tusker, Kenya Pipeline, Thika United,Mahakama,AFC Leopards and Sofapaka.
He also played outside the country, turning out for Seychelles’ Saint-Michel United, Anse Reunion FC, and La Passe FC, Bosnia’s Zeljeznicar, and India’s East Bengal Club
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zablon Davies Amanaka | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1976 | ||
| Date of death | 28 May 2021 (aged 45) | ||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998 | Kenya Breweries | ||
| 2002–2004 | Kenya Pipeline | ||
| 2004 | St Michel United FC | ||
| 2004–2006 | Željezničar | 14 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Thika United | ||
| 2006–2007 | AFC Leopards | ||
| 2007 | East Bengal | ||
| 2007–2008 | Anse Réunion | ||
| 2009 | Sofapaka | ||
| 2009 | La Passe | ||
| 2010 | Mahakama | 10 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2004–2009 | Kenya | 15 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league |
