Raphael Dwamena has been unveiled by Albanian side Egnatia as the Ghana striker continues in his quest to return to top-level football after a health scare.
The Rrogozhine-based side have also announced the 27-year-old will be with the club for one-and-a-half years.
Dwamena’s last played competitive football in August for fourth-tier side BSC Old Boys.
Five years ago, Dwamena was under contract with FC Zurich and scored nine goals during the 2017/18 season.
He was on the verge of joining Premier League side, Brighton & Hove Albion but the deal fell through.
Dwamena was diagnosed with a heart defect during his medicals. He now plays with a defibrillator.
On 25 June 2021, he returned to Austria and signed a two-year contract with Blau-Weiß Linz.
However, on 28 October 2021, Dwamena collapsed on the field during an Austrian Cup game against TSV Hartberg as the game was abandoned.
The attacker’s path led back to Switzerland via Spain, Denmark and Austria.
