Ghana’s Raphael Dwamena dies during football match in Albania

Ghanaian footballer, Raphael Dwamena has passed away in Albania.

He died after collapsing on the field in the 23rd minute of the first half in a game between Egnatia and Partizani in the Albanian National Football Super League.

He was rushed to the hospital but still couldn’t make it.

This was the second time Dwamena had collapse on a football field. In 2021, he fainted during an Austrian Cup game against TSV Hartberg, and the game was abandoned. He regained consciousness in the hospital but his career in Austria was over.

Dwamena was first diagnosed with a heart condition in 2017 after he failed his medicals during a transfer from FC Zurich to Brighton and Hove Albion. The English club, which had previously agreed terms with both Dwamena and FC Zurich, cancelled the deal because of the player’s heart condition.