Ghanaian footballer killed after armed attackers open fire at team bus
The team was returning from a match when they were attacked by "masked men wielding guns", officials say.
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"This tragic incident is not only a huge loss to Berekum Chelsea but also to Ghana football as a whole."
— Kurt Edwin Simeon Okrakru , Executive
"This tragic incident is not only a huge loss to Berekum Chelsea but also to Ghana football as a whole."
— Dominic Frimpong , Athlete
"If the lives of the people or the key architect of the game cannot be protected then it is not worth playing the game."
— Muftawu Abdulai , Activist
"The GFA has received with profound shock and deep sorrow the tragic news of the passing of Dominic Frimpong of Berekum Chelsea Football Club."
— Dominic Frimpong , Athlete
Key People
Dominic Frimpong was a Ghanaian footballer who played for Berekum Chelsea and was considered a promising young talent.
Frimpong was a Ghanaian footballer.
George Owusu Afriyie was a victim of the armed robbery incident.
A Ghanaian football player tragically killed in an armed attack.
Kurt Edwin Simeon Okrakru is the president of the Ghanaian Football Association.
Muftawu Abdulai is a Ghanaian sports journalist commenting on sports safety.
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The team was returning from a match when they were attacked by "masked men wielding guns", officials say.
Dominic Frimpong, a 20-year-old winger for Berekum Chelsea, was killed when armed robbers attacked the team's bus returning from a match against Samartex in southern Ghana.
Dominic Frimpong, a winger for Berekum Chelsea, was killed during an armed robbery on his team's bus as they returned from an away match in the Ghana Premier League.
Dominic Frimpong, a Ghanaian Premier League footballer, was killed after armed robbers attacked his team on the way back from an away fixture on Sunday.
Dominic Frimpong, a Ghanaian Premier League footballer, was killed after armed robbers attacked his team on the way back from an away fixture on Sunday.
Dominic Frimpong, a 20-year-old winger for Ghanaian football club Berekum Chelsea, has died following an armed robbery on the team’s bus.
Dominic Frimpong, a 20-year-old winger for Ghanaian football club Berekum Chelsea, has died after an armed robbery attack on the team’s bus as players were returning from an away match on Sunday.
Dominic Frimpong of Ghanaian ... team’s bus was attacked by a group ... .
Ghanaian footballer Dominic Frimpong has died after suspected armed robbers opened fire at the bus carrying his team Berekum Chelsea back from a fixture.
Dominic Frimpong of Ghanaian ... .
Dominic Frimpong, a 20-year-old winger for Berekum Chelsea, was killed when armed robbers attacked the team's bus after a match against Samartex in southern Ghana.
Dominic Frimpong, a 20-year-old winger for Berekum Chelsea, was killed when armed robbers attacked the team's bus after a match against Samartex in southern Ghana.
Dominic Frimpong of Ghanaian Premier League club Berekum Chelsea was killed after the team's bus was attacked by a group of suspected armed robbers.
Dominic Frimpong, a 20-year-old winger for Berekum Chelsea, was killed when armed robbers attacked the team's bus after a match against Samartex in southern Ghana.
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