Ghana’s Para-Cycling Team Disappears In Norway, Coach Of Team Reported Dead And 1 Other Arrested

• A Ghana para-cycling team purportedly has absconded to other Schengen states after arriving in Norway
• A document from the National Security Authority noted that one person linked to the team had been arrested
• The document also noted that the team's coach died at the Oslo University Hospital after he collapsed on April 28

A para-cycling team purportedly representing Ghana has absconded to other Schengen states after arriving in Oslo, Norway, earlier this year to prepare for the Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon.

The 11-member team did not register for the competition slated for late April in Norway.

TV3 News cited a document from the National Security Authority noting that Nana Antwi, a team member, was earlier apprehended and detained in late April by Norwegian security officials after attempting to depart for Sweden.

The document also noted that George Gyamfi Gyasi, the team coach, died at the Oslo University Hospital and subsequently died on May 17, 2024. He collapsed on April 28, leading to his hospitalisation.

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Source: YEN.com.gh