Former Ajax and DR Congo winger, Jody Lukoki dies at the age of 29
Former Ajax and DR Congo winger, Jody Lukoki, has sadly passed away at the age of 29.
Lukoki was recovering from a serious cruciate ligament injury at the time of his death, but a cause has not yet been revealed, according to the Sun.
Lukoki played senior soccer for Ajax, SC Cambuur, PEC Zwolle, Ludogorets Razgrad, Yeni Malatyaspor and most recently Twente.
Dutch club Twente tweeted on Monday: “This morning FC Twente received the terrible news that Jody Lukoki has passed away.
“The club is shocked and deeply moved by this tragic event.
— FC Twente (@fctwente) May 9, 2022
“FC Twente sympathizes with his loved ones and wishes them a lot of strength in processing this great loss.”
Lukoki joined Twente on a two-year contract last summer, but never played for the Dutch club due to a serious knee injury sustained in pre-season training.
He left Twente in February when his contract was terminated. The club cited “events in his personal life” as the reason.
But Lukoki had been stepping up his recovery work in recent weeks in a bid to find a new club.
He had posted two photos to Instagram documenting his gym work and captioned one with the message: “Working on my comeback”.