Ghanaian footballer Dominic Frimpong has died after suspected armed robbers opened fire at the bus carrying his team Berekum Chelsea back from a match.
“Masked men wielding guns and assault rifles” ambushed the bus and “blocked the road” as the team returned home on Sunday, according to the club.
Police say Frimpong sustained gunshot wounds and died while receiving treatment. A manhunt for the suspects in under way.
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) expressed its “profound shock and deep sorrow”, describing the 20-year-old as a “promising young talent whose dedication and passion for the game embodied the spirit of our league”.
The team was on the road back from a Ghana Premier League game against Samartex in Samreboi – 270km (170 miles) away from Berekum – which they lost 1-0.
“[The men] started shooting at our bus as the driver tried to reverse,” Berekum Chelsea said in a statement on Monday. “The players and staff fled into nearby bushes to take cover.”
