Dominic Frimpong of Ghanaian Premier League team Berekum Chelsea has reportedly been killed by a group of armed robbers on the team’s bus, the nation’s football club announced on Monday.
According to a statement from Berekum Chelsea, the event occurred on Sunday while the team was returning from a match against Samartex in Samreboi, southern Ghana.
“Masked men welding guns and assault rifles started shooting at our bus as the driver tried to reverse. The players and staff fled into near by bushes to take cover,” the statement read as quoted by the Daily Mail.
According to the club, one of the players was seriously hurt and was being treated at a local hospital.
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Dominic Frimpong, a 20-year-old winger, was apparently murdered in the event, according to the Ghanaian Football Association.
“This tragic incident is not only a huge loss to Berekum Chelsea but also to Ghana football as a whole. Dominic was a promising young talent whose dedication and passion for the game embodied the spirit of our league,” the governing body said in a statement.
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The GFA added it would strengthen security measures for clubs traveling for domestic competitions.
In 2023, another Ghanian Premier League team’s bus, Legon Cities, was attacked by suspected armed robbers, though no injuries were reported.
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