Ofosu-Asare attended the funeral of the 64-year-old former professional boxer’s mother in Ghanaian capital Accra on behalf of the African Games Organising Committee.

Comfort Atwei Quarcoo died peacefully aged 86  after a period of ill health before being laid to rest at a funeral held at the Wesley Methodist Church in Accra.

Nelson is widely regarded as one of the greatest boxers to have come from Africa having captured a series of major titles during his glittering career.

He became All-Africa Games champion in the featherweight division in 1978 before winning Commonwealth Games gold that same year.

Known as "The Professor", Nelson held the World Boxing Council featherweight title from 1984 to 1987 and the super-featherweight crown twice between 1988 and 1997.

Nelson has helped to train Ghanaian boxers in the build-up to the African Games as the nation prepares to stage the event for the first time.

The Games were scheduled to be held in August this year, only to be postponed due to financial problems and disagreements between Africa's sporting confederations and the African Union over marketing rights.

Ghanian capital Accra is set to play host from March 8 to 23 next year.