He said the games would be held from March 8 to 23 in Accra, Kumasi and Cape Coast.
Nigeria will begin their campaign at the tournament against Niger Republic at the Baba Yara Stadium on Sunday, May 21.
Reports said he died in his apartment in Kumasi in the early hours on Thursday shortly after concluding 16-hour live-streaming.
The blackout will be experienced between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, according to AEDC.
“We lacked the character, zeal to beat Ghana when it mattered most. The Ghanaians showed they wanted it more than our boys…”
