Player killed en route
Berekum Chelsea forward Dominic Frimpong was killed during an armed bus robbery while traveling to a match against FC Samartex, reportedly shot in the head. (x.com) The account says the attack happened as the team was en route to the game and has been publicized on social media. (x.com)
Berekum Chelsea forward Dominic Frimpong was killed on Sunday, April 12, after armed robbers attacked the club’s team bus on the road back from a Ghana Premier League match. (ghanafa.org) The Ghana Football Association said the team bus was attacked by “masked men wielding guns and assault rifles” after Chelsea’s 1-0 loss away to FC Samartex 1996. Reuters, citing the association, reported that gunmen fired into the bus and Frimpong died after being shot in the head. (ghanafa.org) (aljazeera.com) The match was part of Ghana Premier League Matchday 29 and was played Sunday at the Nsenkyire Arena in Samreboi. The Ghana Football Association’s preview had described Berekum Chelsea as hovering near the relegation zone before kickoff. (ghanafa.org) (kickgh.com) Frimpong was 20, according to multiple reports published Monday. GhanaWeb reported that he had joined Berekum Chelsea on loan from Aduana Football Club in January and had scored two goals in 13 appearances. (theguardian.com) (ghanaweb.com) The killing lands in a Ghanaian game already focused on security. In February 2025, Asante Kotoko supporter Francis Yaw “Pooley” Frimpong was killed during crowd violence at a league match, and Ghana Premier League clubs later issued a joint statement against violence at league centers. (theguardian.com) (ghanafa.org) This was not the first reported attack on a Ghana Premier League team bus on that route. ESPN and Yahoo reported that Legon Cities were also attacked by suspected robbers after a trip to Samartex in 2023, though no injuries were reported in that case. (espn.com) (sports.yahoo.com) The Ghana Football Association said it had contacted the club and local authorities and called for a “swift and thorough investigation” into the attack. Police action and any changes to travel security for league clubs had not been publicly detailed in the association’s statement Monday. (ghanafa.org) For Berekum Chelsea, the trip home from Samreboi ended with a death instead of a result. The league now faces fresh questions about how clubs travel between away matches and whether those journeys can be made safely. (aljazeera.com) (espn.com)
