A Senegalese goalkeeper, identified as Cheikh Touré, has been found dead in Ghana, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dakar has confirmed.
According to preliminary findings from Senegal’s Ministry of African Integration and Foreign Affairs, Touré is believed to have fallen victim to a ‘network of scams and extortion of funds.’
The exact circumstances surrounding his death remain unclear.
In a statement, the Ministry disclosed that the Senegalese Embassy in Accra has confirmed the discovery of Touré’s body, which has been deposited at the Ebenezer Tarfo morgue in Kumasi, located in Ghana’s Ashanti Region.
The Embassy has also dispatched two representatives to Kumasi to collaborate with local authorities on administrative and judicial procedures.
Their mission includes coordinating with Touré’s family to facilitate the repatriation of his remains once all necessary authorisations are secured.