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Ghana striker Raphael Dwamena has died aged 28 after collapsing on the pitch during a league match in Albania.<\/p>\n
Dwamena was playing for Egnatia against Partizani on Saturday.<\/p>\n
\u201cDespite the immediate intervention of specialist doctors, he unfortunately passed away,\u201d said the Albanian Football Federation (AFL).<\/p>\n
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
Saturday\u2019s match was abandoned and the federation has postponed all games scheduled in Albania this week.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe 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,\u201d the federation added.<\/p>\n
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) said it sent \u201cour deepest condolences to his family at this difficult moment\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe served his country well and showed class any time he represented Ghana,\u201d GFA President Kurt Edwin Simeon Okraku said in a statement.<\/p>\n
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
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
He reportedly had a heart operation and had an automatic defibrillator implanted.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur thoughts are with his family and his loved ones in these difficult moments. His legacy in our club will last forever,\u201d Levante said on social media.<\/p>\n
Zaragoza also paid tribute, saying: \u201cWe are devastated by the sad news of the passing of our former player Raphael Dwamena. You will always be in the memory of Zaragoza\u00b4s fans. Rest in peace.\u201d<\/p>\n
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