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A year on from his death, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has paid tribute to the late former striker <a data-link-role-code="open_new_tab" href="https://www.pulse.com.gh/sports/football/raphael-dwamena-albanian-club-fk-egnatia-to-name-stadium-stand-after-late-striker/60fsxnn">Raphael Dwamena. </a>

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<p>Dwamena tragically passed away at the young age of 28 when he collapsed and died during a league game in the Albanian topflight last year.</p>

<p><em>“Remembering Raphael Dwamena, one year on. It’s been a year since you left us, but you remain forever in our hearts. Continue to rest well,” </em>the GFA wrote on X.</p>

<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">🕯️Remembering Raphael Dwamena, One Year On. 🕊️<br><br>It’s been a year since you left us, but you remain forever in our hearts. Continue to rest well. 🖤<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlackStars?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BlackStars</a> <a href="https://t.co/9Dn1BBiB3P">pic.twitter.com/9Dn1BBiB3P</a></p>&mdash; 🇬🇭 Black Stars (@GhanaBlackstars) <a href="https://twitter.com/GhanaBlackstars/status/1855906321016430980?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 11, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<p>Dwamena was on the books of Egnatia before his unfortunate demise in November 2023 after he collapsed on the pitch.</p>

<h2>Raphael Dwamena passed away a year ago</h2>

<p>Play was abruptly stopped and the match eventually suspended when Dwamena, who had a chronic heart condition, abruptly fell to the ground and fell unconscious.</p>

<p>His teammates quickly called for the medics to attend to him, but they were unable to successfully resuscitate the former Red Bull Salzburg forward.</p>

<p>He was subsequently<a href="https://www.pulse.com.gh/sports/football/raphael-dwamena-laid-to-rest-see-photos-from-ghana-strikers-funeral/4qm3zkc"> laid to rest on February 19 </a>following a funeral held at Ajiriganor in Accra.</p>

Albanian club FK Egnatia to name stadium stand in honour of Raphael Dwamena

<p>Meanwhile, in June, Albanian side Egnatia honoured their late former striker Dwamena by naming a stand in their stadium after him.</p>

<p>The decision was geared towards celebrating Dwamena’s contributions to the club, having helped them to win their first-ever league title.</p>

<p>Egnatia were crowned champions of the Albanian Super League for the first time in the club’s 89 years of existence following their 1-0 win over rivals Partizani in the play-off final in May.</p>

<p>Dwamena has scored nine goals in 11 matches for the club before his unfortunate demise.</p>

‘We’ve been crying since Dwamena died, keep us in prayer’ – Player’s father

‘Forever in our hearts’ - GFA remembers Raphael Dwamena one year on from his death

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