A Ghanaian Premier League footballer, Dominic Frimpong, has been killed after armed robbers attacked his team on the way back from an away fixture on Sunday, the Ghana Football Association has confirmed.
The 20-year-old forward, who joined Berekum Chelsea FC on loan from Aduana Stars FC at the beginning of the year, sustained gunshot wounds during the attack and died in hospital while receiving treatment.
Berekum Chelsea FC said in a statement that “masked men wielding guns and assault rifles” fired on the team bus and forced the players to take cover in the bushes.
According to Ghana police, the robbery occurred around 10:30 p.m. local time along the Ahyiresu-Kwame Dwumor Sredo road in the Nyinahin District in the southern region of Ashanti.
Police also confirmed that another victim, George Owusu Afriyie, 52, was robbed of 4,500.00 cedis ($408).
The Ghana Football Association described the incident as “tragic” and a “huge loss to Berekum Chelsea but also to Ghana football as a whole.”
“Domenic was a promising young talent whose dedication and passion for the game embodied the spirit of our league,” the association said in a statement.
Frimpong had played 13 games and scored two goals for the club since his loan move, according to local media.
