{"id":120572,"date":"2023-11-16T20:55:49","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T20:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/16\/black-stars-to-observe-a-minute-silence-for-raphael-dwamena\/"},"modified":"2023-11-16T20:55:49","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T20:55:49","slug":"black-stars-to-observe-a-minute-silence-for-raphael-dwamena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/16\/black-stars-to-observe-a-minute-silence-for-raphael-dwamena\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Stars to observe a minute silence for Raphael Dwamena"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"603\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/9cdc2dad23ccaada3b0603e247aaeed6_L-696x603.jpg\"   alt=\"Raphael Dwamena\" title=\"Raphael Dwamena\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raphael Dwamena<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>A minute silence will be observed for Raphael Dwamena\u00a0when the Black Stars host\u00a0Madagascar on Friday, November 17, in their first 2026 World Cup qualifying game.<\/p>\n<p>The former Real Zaragoza striker was confirmed dead\u00a0on Saturday, November 11, when he collapsed during a league match in Albania.<\/p>\n<p>He had started for his club FK Egnatia in an Albanian Superliga match against KF Partizani.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Dwamena collapsed in the 24<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0minute and prompted the medical team on standby to take emergency action.<\/p>\n<p>After he was rushed to the Kavaja hospital in an ambulance, he died as a result of a heart attack.<\/p>\n<p>As a way of paying tribute to the late Ghana striker, the Ghana Football Association (GFA)\u00a0has secured clearance from the world football governing body, FIFA for a minute silence to be observed when Ghana takes on Madagascar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs regards to program to honour Raphael Dwamena, we officially wrote to FIFA to seek approval and this afternoon, FIFA has positively responded to our request so tomorrow we shall have a one-minute silence in his honour before kickoff,\u201d GFA Communications Director Henry Asante Twum has revealed.<\/p>\n<p>The game is scheduled to kick off at 4: pm at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium. 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