Ghanaian authorities have opened a formal investigation into the “suspicious” death of Cheikh Toure, a 20-year-old Senegalese footballer, whose body was brought to a hospital in Kumasi last week.
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The investigation follows a statement from Senegal’s government confirming that Toure fell victim to a scam orchestrated by fake football recruiters. The young player was reportedly extorted by the network before being murdered by his captors.
Toure, who trained at the Esprit Foot academy in Yeumbeul, near Dakar, had traveled to Ghana with hopes of attending trials in Morocco. He was kidnapped by armed extortionists who lured him under the pretense of professional trials. His captors demanded a ransom from his family, which ultimately could not secure his release.
According to Ghanaian police, a man identifying himself as Issah, claiming to be Toure’s brother, brought the deceased to the hospital with several abdominal injuries, alleging that Toure had been involved in an accident. Hospital records, however, confirmed that the footballer was already dead on arrival.
The Ghanaian authorities have launched a thorough probe to determine the exact circumstances of Toure’s death. Senegalese officials, including two embassy representatives, are assisting in the repatriation of his body and supporting his grieving family.
Senegal’s Ministry of Youth and Sports has warned clubs, academies, coaches, and parents to exercise extreme caution regarding unverified offers of trials or transfers abroad. They urged that young athletes always go through official channels and verify opportunities with sports authorities before traveling internationally.
A spokesperson for Senegal’s Ministry of African Integration and Foreign Affairs expressed “deep compassion to the grieving family,” emphasizing that the investigation is being conducted with “the greatest attention and priority.”
The tragic death of Cheikh Toure comes amid a string of incidents affecting young athletes globally. In Spain, 19-year-old goalkeeper Raul Ramirez Osorio died after suffering cardiac arrest during a league match. He collapsed in the 60th minute while attempting to intercept a cross, and despite resuscitation attempts by his manager and a nursing student, he passed away two days later in the intensive care unit of Marques de Valdecilla Hospital in Santander.
In Afghanistan, three young cricketers—Kabeer Agha, Sibghatullah, and Haroon—were killed in an alleged Pakistani airstrike in Paktika province. The strike also injured seven others and shattered a 48-hour ceasefire between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Afghanistan Cricket Board condemned the attack as a “cowardly act,” noting that the players were returning from a friendly match in Sharana when they were targeted during a local gathering.
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