CAF president mourns Dominic Frimpong after fatal attack

Confederation of African Football President Patrice Motsepe has joined the wave of mourning across the continent following the death of Berekum Chelsea winger Dominic Frimpong, who was shot and killed when armed robbers ambushed the club’s team bus on the Bibiani–Goaso road.

The 20-year-old, on loan from Aduana FC, was returning with his teammates from a Ghana Premier League fixture when assailants blocked the road and forced players and officials to scatter into nearby bushes. Several players sustained injuries in the chaos. Frimpong was shot in the head and rushed to Bibiani Government Hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

In an official letter, Motsepe did not mince words about the weight of the loss. “It is with profound sadness that I learned of the armed robbery attack on the bus of Berekum Chelsea, returning from a Ghana Premier League fixture, which claimed the life of a 20-year-old winger Dominic Frimpong,” he wrote.

“Please pass my personal and CAF’s deepest condolences to the family, friends and teammates of Dominic Frimpong and to the Ghana Football Association. May God comfort and console his loved ones and the entire Ghanaian football community. CAF is with you during this sad and painful period.”

The Ghana Football Association has remained in contact with the club and the Ghana Police Service as investigations into the attack continue.