A 26-year-old Ghanaian lawyer, Sarah Araba Tettey, has died after reportedly collapsing while celebrating Ghana’s victory over Panama at the ongoing FIFA World Cup.
According to Ghanaian media outlet Citi Newsroom, the incident occurred on Wednesday at the Standard Hostel, a private hostel located in Bomso near the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).
Tettey, an alumna of KNUST’s Faculty of Law, was said to have been watching the match with friends when she suddenly collapsed during the post-match celebrations.
She was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital, where medical personnel made efforts to revive her but she was later pronounced dead.
The deceased was called to the Ghana Bar earlier this year and was practising law with O & A Legal Consult before her untimely death.
News of her passing has triggered an outpouring of grief on social media, with friends, colleagues and former classmates paying tribute to her and describing her as a promising young legal professional whose life was cut short.
As of the time of filing this report, her family had yet to issue an official statement on the circumstances surrounding her death.
Her remains have reportedly been deposited in a mortuary pending further arrangements, while the exact cause of her death has not been officially confirmed by either her family or medical authorities.
