A bizarre and troubling situation has unfolded in Norway involving Ghana’s Paralympic team. Samson Deen, president of the National Paralympic Committee of Ghana (NPC-Ghana), has revealed that four relatives sent to retrieve the corpse of a team member who died in Norway have also gone missing.
The controversy began in April when a Paralympic team traveled to Norway to participate in the Fjordkraft Bergen city marathon. However, the team failed to register for the tournament, and all members fled, except for one who was arrested trying to depart for Sweden.
Tragically, the team’s coach, George Gyamfi Gyasi, collapsed and died on May 17 at the Oslo University Hospital. In a shocking turn of events, four relatives sent to retrieve his corpse have also absconded.
Deen claims that only six or seven people were initially granted visas as supposed members of the Ghanaian Paralympic team. He alleges that the team’s visas were forged and that his signature was falsified to procure them.
The situation has left Ghana’s reputation tarnished, and the country will now send only one representative to the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, France. The incident highlights the need for stricter visa regulations and oversight to prevent such incidents in the future.
The whereabouts of the missing relatives and team members remain unknown, leaving many questions unanswered. As the situation continues to unfold, one thing is clear: the Ghanaian Paralympic team’s actions have caused embarrassment and harm to the country’s reputation.
