Former Ghana forward Raphael Dwamena, 28, died on Saturday on the pitch while playing for a local team in Albania, the Albanian Football Federation said in a statement.
Dwamena lost consciousness and after doctors gave him first aid he was sent to the hospital.
“Despite the immediate intervention of specialist doctors and all efforts to bring him back to life, the footballer unfortunately passed away,” the federation said in a statement.
The federation has postponed all games scheduled in Albania this week.
Dwamena was diagnosed with a heart condition in 2017 and during a game in Austria in 2021 he collapsed on the pitch but was soon stabilised.
“He served his country well and showed class anytime he represented Ghana,” Ghana Football Association President Kurt Edwin Simeon Okraku said in a statement.
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Dwamena played for Ghana nine times and scored two goals.
The FSHF expresses its deepest condolences to the Dwamena family and the Egnatia club for this great loss.”
Condolence messages have been offered, with the Ghanaian Football Association taking the lead to console their former player.
“Our thoughts are with the family of Raphael Dwamena at this difficult time,” the statement reads.
“Raphael represented Ghana wholeheartedly and paid his dues to the country until his unfortunate passing.
Dwamena, previously advised to quit football due to heart issues, represented Ghana nine times and scored twice.
He featured for nine different European clubs before his death.
