{"id":210039,"date":"2024-08-17T00:19:26","date_gmt":"2024-08-17T00:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/08\/17\/black-stars-to-observe-a-minute-silence-for-raphael-dwamena-during-madagascar-match\/"},"modified":"2024-08-17T00:19:26","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T00:19:26","slug":"black-stars-to-observe-a-minute-silence-for-raphael-dwamena-during-madagascar-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/08\/17\/black-stars-to-observe-a-minute-silence-for-raphael-dwamena-during-madagascar-match\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Stars to observe a minute silence for Raphael Dwamena during Madagascar match"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/287\/28707888.295.jpg\" alt=\"Late Ghanaian striker, Raphael Dwamena\" title=\"Late Ghanaian striker, Raphael Dwamena\" width=\"295\" height=\"231\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Late Ghanaian striker, 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\">Click here to follow GhanaWeb Sports WhatsApp\u00a0channel\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ghana\u2019s senior national team, the Black Stars will have a minute silence in memory of late Ghanaian striker, Raphael Dwamena. <\/p>\n<p>Dwamena lost his life while playing for Egnitia in the Albanian league during a match against Partizani Tirana on Saturday, November 11, 2023. <\/p>\n<p>The distressing incident occurred in the 24th minute of the game, capturing the sudden collapse of the player. Despite immediate efforts from teammates and medical professionals, Dwamena could not be revived.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of Ghana\u2019s match against Madagascar in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, the Ghana Football Association\u2019s Communications Director, Henry Asante Tswum confirmed that FIFA has approved of Ghana\u2019s decision to hold a minute silence before the start of the match for the late Ghanaian striker. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs regards the program to honour him, we officially wrote to FIFA to seek their approval and FIFA has positively responded to our request so we shall have one-minute silence in his honour before kick-off,\u201d Henry Asante Tswum said. <\/p>\n<p>The late Raphael Dwamena made nine appearances for Ghana, scoring twice during his international career. <\/p>\n<p><b>Watch the latest episode of Sports Check with Ryan Bertrand<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><b>Ghana\u2019s leading digital news platform, GhanaWeb, in conjunction with the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, is embarking on an aggressive campaign which is geared towards ensuring that parliament passes comprehensive legislation to guide organ harvesting, organ donation, and organ transplantation in the country.<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p>JNA\/KPE<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Late Ghanaian striker, Raphael Dwamena Click here to follow GhanaWeb Sports WhatsApp\u00a0channel\u00a0 Ghana\u2019s senior national team, the Black Stars will have a minute silence in memory of late Ghanaian striker, Raphael Dwamena. Dwamena lost his life while playing for Egnitia in the Albanian league during a match against Partizani Tirana on Saturday, November 11, 2023. 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