Raphael Dwamena, a forward for the Black Stars, collapsed on a football field today, and Citi Sports can confirm he passed away.
Following his 28-year-old heart arrest during a match between Partizani and his Albanian team Egnatia Rrogozhine, news of his passing broke.
The game had to be suspended due to a tragic occurrence that occurred in the 23rd minute of the Superliga Match Day 13 matchup.
In 2020, while playing for the Spanish team Levante, Dwamena had an implanted cardioverter-defribillator (ICD) to monitor his heart rate. He was diagnosed with a cardiac problem in 2017.
After receiving medical attention, Dwamena experienced a recurrence in October 2021, collapsing on the field during an Austrian League match between Blau-Weiss and Harterg.
The game was abandoned, but he lived after being promptly stabilized and recuperating in the hospital. The club later released him.
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After an agreement was reached, Dwamena’s transfer to Velje Boldklub in the Danish Superliga fell through mostly due to his heart ailment. The club’s sporting director had expressed concerns regarding Dwamena’s cardiac measurement.
Dwamena was not included in the 23-man roster chosen for the biannual event, but he was a member of a 30-man Black Stars squad called up for the 2017 AFCON competition.
He scored on his international debut in a 2019 AFCON qualifier against Ethiopia under Kwasi Appiah.
SOURCE:CITINEWSROOM
