A Dark Night for Ghana Football: Berekum Chelsea Player Killed in Brutal Highway Ambush

What should have been a routine trip home turned into a scene of absolute terror on Sunday night. The Berekum Chelsea team was traveling back from Samreboi when their journey was violently interrupted by six armed men on the Ahyiresu–Kwame Dwumor Sreso road.

It’s a story that has left the Ghana Premier League in mourning and travelers across the country looking over their shoulders.

At around 10:30 pm, a VIP bus carrying 30 players and officials was intercepted by a gang, three of whom were wielding pump-action shotguns. In a desperate, split-second decision to save his passengers, the driver tried to maneuver away, but the bus skidded off the road and into the bush.

In the chaos that followed, the unthinkable happened. Dominic Frimpong, a young talent with his whole career ahead of him, was struck by gunfire. Though he was rushed to the Bibiani Government Hospital, he tragically didn’t make it.

The robbers didn’t just take a life; they stripped others of their security. Another passenger, 52-year-old George Owusu Afriyie, was robbed of GHS 4,500 during the ordeal. By the time police patrol teams arrived, the damage was done, leaving behind only two spent cartridges and a traumatized team.

The Ashanti Regional Police Command, led by DSP Godwin Ahianyo, has since deployed crime scene experts and extra personnel to track down the six suspects. The message from the authorities is clear: they are determined to bring these perpetrators to justice “within the shortest possible time.”

My Take: We talk a lot about “football being life,” but no game is worth a life. This tragedy raises serious questions about the safety of our teams traveling late at night on these stretches of highway. How many more “distress calls” do we need before our roads are truly safe for everyone—athletes and civilians alike? My deepest condolences go out to the Frimpong family and the entire Berekum Chelsea fraternity.