The unfortunate event is said to have happened on Wednesday, April 8, 2020, at Silver Spring, Maryland after the 84-year-old former footballer suffered kidney problem.
Joe Dakota played in central defence for Hearts of Oak between 1960 and 1970.
He captained Hearts of Oak for very long time and played as a defender.
The talented defender relocated to the United States after his career together with the likes of the late Alhaji Hearts.
His granddaughter Abigail Otua confirmed that the former defender died from kidney failure caused by his many years of battle with diabetes.
"My family and I are very upset about the news going around about how my grandpa passed away.
The information and my grandpa passing from the Covid-19 virus is false," Abigail Otua told Ghanasoccernet.com on Thursday night.
"My grandpa passed away from kidney failure due to diabetes. His kidneys failed him and that was the cause of his unfortunate death," she added.
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