{"id":209208,"date":"2024-08-15T20:32:11","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T20:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/08\/15\/here-are-ghanaian-sports-personalities-who-died-in-2023\/"},"modified":"2024-08-15T20:32:11","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T20:32:11","slug":"here-are-ghanaian-sports-personalities-who-died-in-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/08\/15\/here-are-ghanaian-sports-personalities-who-died-in-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Here are Ghanaian sports personalities who died in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/329\/32951572.295.jpg\" alt=\"Christian Atsu and Raphael Dwamena\" title=\"Christian Atsu and Raphael Dwamena\" width=\"295\" height=\"175\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Christian Atsu and Raphael Dwamena<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p style=\"clear:right\" id=\"article-123\">2023 was a tough year for Ghana Sports who bid painful farewell to as many as eight sports personalities. <\/p>\n<p>Some of the country&#8217;s most celebrated footballers and sports servants tragically passed on leaving the country in a devastating state. <\/p>\n<p>Ghana lost 4 of them in the first three quarters of the year before the number increased in the final quarter, losing three former and one active footballer within a short period.<\/p>\n<p><b>Below are list of sports personalities who died in 2023<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Christian Atsu<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Ghanaian footballer, Christian Atsu, was confirmed dead on February 18, 2023, by his agent Nana Sechere.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to announce to all well-wishers that sadly Christian Atsu\u2019s body was recovered this morning.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My deepest condolences go to his family and loved ones. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their prayers and support,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Black Stars midfielder, Christian Atsu had been missing since February 6, 2023, after being trapped under rubble following a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit south-central Turkey and Syria.<\/p>\n<p><b>Papa Arko<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The former Asante Kotoko captain kicked the bucket on Sunday, November 26, 2023, through illness.<\/p>\n<p>Papa Arko led Kotoko to win their last Champions League in 1983 Champions League-winning Captain.<\/p>\n<p><b>Joe Debrah<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Asante Kotoko legend, Joe Debrah, passed on in October with the cause of his death unknown.<\/p>\n<p>Former Black Stars defender Anthony Baffoe in a post on X on October 27, 2023, confirmed the news, stating that &#8220;we belong to Allah to him we shall return&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><b>Raphael Dwamena<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Former Black Stars player Raphael Dwamena passed away on November 11, 2023, after collapsing on a pitch during Egnatia Rrogozhin\u00eb game against Partizani Tirana.<\/p>\n<p>The Ghanaian striker suffered a heart seizure and fainted on the pitch in the 23rd minute, which unfortunately turned out to be his last moment on earth.<\/p>\n<p><b>Robert Eshun<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Former Black Stars and Asante Kotoko player, Robert Eshun, was confirmed dead on Monday, October 23, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, Robert Eshun died after he experienced a heart attack while driving to work in the morning.<\/p>\n<p><b>ET Mensah<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Enoch Teye Mensah, a former Ningo Prampram Member of Parliament has been confirmed dead.<\/p>\n<p>The leading member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) died aged 77 on the evening of October 1, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>He passed away in South Africa after battling ill health for some time.<\/p>\n<p><b>Alhaji MND Jawula<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Alhaji MND Jawula, the former chairman of the Ghana Football Association died on Saturday, January 21, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Alhaji Jawula passed in Nashville, United States of America.<\/p>\n<p><b>Emmanuel Oblitey<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Ghanaian football legend, Emmanuel Oblitey, died on March 19, 2023, at the age of 89.<\/p>\n<p>Oblitey passed away on Sunday at the Joy Specialist Medical Clinic.<\/p>\n<p>He was a member of Ghana\u2019s first AFCON-winning squad in 1963, where he played in all three matches.<\/p>\n<p>EE\/NOQ<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christian Atsu and Raphael Dwamena 2023 was a tough year for Ghana Sports who bid painful farewell to as many as eight sports personalities. 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