Ghanaian winger Dominic Frimpong killed at age of 20 in attack on team bus

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Ghanaian footballer Dominic Frimpong, a 20-year-old winger for Berekum Chelsea, died in an armed robbery on the team bus Sunday. The attack occurred as the team returned from a Ghana Premier League match against Samartex. Six masked gunmen blocked the road and opened fire on the bus, fatally wounding Frimpong in the head as players and staff fled. The Ghana Football Association expressed shock and sorrow at the death of the promising young player, who had recently joined Berekum Chelsea on loan. Police have deployed personnel to the area and are investigating the incident, which is not the first attack on a football team in Ghana.

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FC Savannah, Wa All Stars, Legon Cities and AshantiGold have reported similar incidents in recent years.

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The bus was carrying 30 players and officials.

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Frimpong was struck in the head and died from his wounds at the hospital.

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Six masked men wielding guns and assault rifles blocked the road.

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Berekum Chelsea winger Dominic Frimpong was killed in an armed robbery on his team’s bus.

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Berekum Chelsea winger Dominic Frimpong was killed in an armed robbery on his team’s bus as they returned from a match on Sunday, the Ghana-football-association" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="90249" data-entity-type="organization">Ghana Football Association said.Berekum Chelsea said six “masked men wielding guns and assault rifles” had blocked the road as the team returned from their Ghana-premier-league" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="112874" data-entity-type="organization">Ghana Premier League match against Samartex.The robbers fired at the bus as it tried to reverse away from danger, the club said. Staff and players fled the vehicle but Frimpong was struck in the head. The 20-year-old was taken to hospital but died from his wounds. He is the only reported casualty from the incident. Ghanaian authorities said the bus was carrying 30 players and officials.“The Ghana-football-association" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="90249" data-entity-type="organization">Ghana Football Association (GFA) has received with profound shock and deep sorrow the tragic news of the passing of Dominic Frimpong of Berekum Chelsea Football Club,” the GFA said in a statement. “The incident has sent shockwaves across the entire football fraternity. The GFA extends its heartfelt condolences to the family of the deceased, his teammates, technical staff, management, and all at Berekum Chelsea during this extremely difficult time.”The GFA described Frimpong, who had scored two goals in 13 appearances this season, as a “promising young talent whose dedication and passion for the game embodied the spirit of our league”. He had joined Berekum Chelsea on loan from Aduana FC earlier this year.Sunday’s incident was not the first time a team had been attacked in Ghana. FC Savannah, Wa All Stars, Legon Cities and AshantiGold have reported similar incidents in recent years, according to the BBC.Local police said they had “deployed additional personnel and crime scene experts to the area”, adding that the “perpetrators will be arrested within the shortest possible time”.

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