Six Ghanaian youth players have been confirmed dead after a bus they were carrying crashed into a river on Saturday, the Ghana Football Association have announced.
The accident occurred on the Kumasi-Offinso road in Ghana's Ashanti region.
"The leadership of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), and the National Juvenile Committee (NJC) have learnt of the passing of six juvenile football players on Saturday, September 18, 2020 at Offinso, near Kumasi in the Ashanti Region," the GFA announced on its official website on Saturday night.
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"The GFA wishes to express our deepest condolences to the family of the six young footballers who passed away after the car they were traveling on submerged," the statement continued.