Ghanaian Footballer Dies Of Coronavirus In Italy

Emmanuel Harrison an amateur Ghanaian footballer dies of Coronavirus in Italy after contracting the deadly new virus. Coronavirus

Italian news platform, Oglio Po reports that 49-year-old man died 10 days after he was admitted at the Oglio Po Hospital in Vicomoscano, a town in the northern Italian region of Lombardia.

Emmanuel Harrison played for quite a number of amateur teams including Maffei where he was a striker, he contracted the disease from a machine he shared with another employee at a local factory “EmiliaNa Parati” he also worked in.

The report added;

“Emmanuel worked at the Emiliana Parati in Vicomoscano and had made himself well-liked by everyone, colleagues in the factory, and dressing room companions.
“His physique, as well as his undoubted skills of a striker, helped him.”
Prior to his death, he was making plans of moving to London where his wife and three children live. He was reportedly constrained by paperwork.

Harrison is now the third Ghanaian in Italy, and the fifth Ghanaian abroad to have died from Coronavirus. Ghana CoronavirusPhoto Credit: Getty

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