Ghanaian footballer dies in robbery attack on his team’s bus | OneFootball

A 20-year-old Ghanaian footballer, Dominic Frimpong, died in a robbery attack on the bus his team was traveling on, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) said on Monday (13).

Berekum Chelsea, a club in Ghana’s top division, said in a statement that “hooded men armed with pistols and rifles” opened fire on the team bus and forced the players to hide in the vegetation.

The robbery, according to Ghana police, took place at around 10:30 p.m. local time on Sunday (7:30 p.m. Brasília time) on a road in the Ashanti region, in the west of the country.

Police said Frimpong suffered gunshot wounds and died in hospital.

“Another victim, George Owusu Afriyie, 52, was also robbed and had 4,500 GHS [about R$ 2,000] stolen,” police added in a statement.

The GFA described the incident as “tragic” and mourned “a great loss not only for Berekum Chelsea, but also for Ghanaian football as a whole.”

“Dominic was a young talent whose commitment and passion for the sport embodied the spirit of our league,” the federation added in a statement.

The 20-year-old forward joined Berekum Chelsea on loan from Aduana Stars at the beginning of the year. He played 13 matches and scored two goals for the club, according to local media.

*With content from AFP

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