{"id":23680,"date":"2023-11-12T19:30:12","date_gmt":"2023-11-12T19:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/?p=23680"},"modified":"2023-11-12T08:51:51","modified_gmt":"2023-11-12T08:51:51","slug":"ghana-striker-dwamena28-dies-after-on-pitch-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/ghana-striker-dwamena28-dies-after-on-pitch-collapse","title":{"rendered":"Ghana striker Dwamena,28, dies after on-pitch collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eritrea. <\/strong><\/span>Ghana striker Raphael Dwamena has died aged 28 after collapsing on the pitch during a league match in Albania.<\/p>\n<p>Dwamena was playing for Egnatia against Partizani on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Despite the immediate intervention of specialist doctors he unfortunately passed away,&#8221; said the Albanian Football Federation (AFL).<\/p>\n<p>Dwamena was the leading scorer in the Albanian league this season with nine goals. He had won nine caps and scored two goals for his country.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday&#8217;s match was abandoned and the federation has postponed all games scheduled in Albania this week.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The AFL expresses its deepest condolences to the Dwamena family and the Egnatia club for this great loss that has shocked the entire Albanian football community,&#8221; the federation added.<\/p>\n<p>The Ghana Football Association (GFA) said it sent &#8220;our deepest condolences to his family at this difficult moment&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He served his country well and showed class any time he represented Ghana,&#8221; GFA president Kurt Edwin Simeon Okraku said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017 a proposed \u00a314m move to Brighton fell through after Dwamena failed a medical. He went on to represent Levante in La Liga and also played for Real Zaragoza on loan.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021 he collapsed during a cup match in Austria between his side Blau-Weiss Linz and Hartberg, but recovered and continued his playing career.<\/p>\n<p>He reportedly had a heart operation and had an automatic defibrillator implanted.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our thoughts are with his family and his loved ones in these difficult moments. His legacy in our club will last forever,&#8221; Levante said on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Zaragoza also paid tribute, saying: &#8220;We are devastated by the sad news of the passing of our former player Raphael Dwamena. You will always be in the memory of Zaragoza \u0301s fans. Rest in peace.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\">Eritrea<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eritrea. Ghana striker Raphael Dwamena has died aged 28 after collapsing on the pitch during a league match in Albania. Dwamena was playing for Egnatia against Partizani on Saturday. &#8220;Despite the immediate intervention of specialist doctors he unfortunately passed away,&#8221; said the Albanian Football Federation (AFL). 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