{"id":120968,"date":"2023-11-19T11:22:34","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T11:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/19\/raphael-dwamenas-body-arrives-in-ghana-photos\/"},"modified":"2023-11-19T11:22:34","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T11:22:34","slug":"raphael-dwamenas-body-arrives-in-ghana-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/19\/raphael-dwamenas-body-arrives-in-ghana-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Raphael Dwamena&#8217;s body arrives in Ghana [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"348\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Raphael-Dwamena-body-arrives-in-ghana-1-696x348.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Raphael-Dwamena-body-arrives-in-ghana (1)\"\/><\/div>\n<p>The mortal remains of Ghanaian football star Raphael Dwamena who died in Albania has been flown to Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>The body arrived on Friday evening following his tragic death last week Saturday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large td-caption-align-https:\/\/www.adomonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-402.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-402-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2320939\"  \/><\/figure>\n<p>The body was received at the Kotoka International Airport by his family.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Photos from the Airport which have gone viral on social media have left many heart broken.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-403.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2320940\"  \/><\/figure>\n<p>The 28-year-old Raphael Dwamena was diagnosed with a heart condition and as a result had a defibrillator inserted before making a \u2018personal decision\u2019 to remove it in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>He passed away on Saturday\u00a0after a cardiac failure during an Albanian league game while playing for\u00a0KF Egnatia against\u00a0Partizani in the 24th minute.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large td-caption-align-https:\/\/www.adomonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-404.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-404-768x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2320941\"  \/><\/figure>\n<p>The talented footballer made his international debut for the Black Stars of Ghana on June 11, 2017, against Ethiopia.<\/p>\n<p>To honour his memory, a minute of silence was observed before Ghana\u2019s Fifa World Cup qualifying match against Madagascar on Friday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large td-caption-align-https:\/\/www.adomonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-405.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-405-768x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2320942\"  \/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"-eAFycdpOrs\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"INTRO: Nnawotwi Yi  on Adom TV (18-11-23)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-eAFycdpOrs?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The mortal remains of Ghanaian football star Raphael Dwamena who died in Albania has been flown to Ghana. 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