Raphael Dwamena the Ghanaian international died this afternoon during a match.

Raphael Dwamena, the Ghanian international, has died at the age of 28 after collapsing during a match in the 24th minute. The Ghana Football Association announced. In a statement they said that Our thoughts are with the family of Raphael Dwamena at this difficult time. 

He has died due to a cardiac arrest on the field in the Albanian playing for his club today. 

The 28-year old lost consciousness during a game this afternoon for Egnatia and collapsed on the ground in the 24th minute of the game and was treated by the medics on the field before rushing to the nearest hospital, but unfortunately, he suffered another heart attack on the way to the hospital and was declared dead.

It was discovered that he had a heart defect back in 2017, but he still continued to play football despite being advised against it.

Video footage posted on Twitter, shows Dwamena collapsing on the pitch, before players from both teams rushed to his side. He was then attended to by medical personnel as an ambulance was brought on to the pitch.

Dwamena previously collapsed in October 2021 during a match between his then team Blau-Weiß Linz and Hartberg in the Austrian Cup, but recovered and returned to action.

Some of the teams he played for.

Msy his soul rest in peace