The retired defender was found dead at his Kasarani home before the examination was conducted to reveal what killed him
Former Harambee Stars defender Zablon Amanaka died due to cardiomyopathy, it has been revealed.
The disease - that is either acquired or is hereditary - makes it difficult for the heart to pump blood to various parts of the body.
According to Amanaka's brother, James Baraza, after an examination done by Dorothy Njeru at St Francis Community Hospital mortuary, Amanaka was confirmed to have succumbed to the condition.
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The retired defender was found at his his Maji Mazuri home in Kasarani on Friday, and it is thought that he passed away three days earlier after he could not be reached by phone.