Ghanaian footballer Dominic Frimpong shot dead after armed robbery attack on team bus

Dominic Frimpong was killed in the attack (Picture: Berekum Chelsea)

Berekum Chelsea winger Dominic Frimpong has been killed during an armed robbery on his side’s team bus.

An attack took place as the team returned from an away match in the Ghana Premier League on Sunday, the country’s football association (GFA) confirmed.

The incident occurred on the Goaso–Bibiani road as the team were heading home from the game against Samartex in Samreboi in the south of the country.

‘On our way back to Berekum from Samreboi our team bus was attacked by a group of armed robbers who blocked the road to prevent our passage,’ the club said in a statement on Monday.

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