The Ghana Police Service has arrested two suspects in connection with the alleged kidnapping and murder of Senegalese goalkeeper Cheikh Toure in Kumasi in October 2025.
The arrests followed a sustained intelligence-led operation aimed at identifying and apprehending persons linked to the goalkeeper’s death.
According to the Police, on October 16, 2025, some individuals who claimed to be brothers of Mr Toure took him to the Manhyia Hospital in Kumasi with multiple abdominal injuries.
The individuals reportedly told hospital authorities that the victim had been involved in an accident.
Mr Toure, however, was pronounced dead on arrival.
The individuals subsequently deposited his body at the Ebenezer Mortuary at Tafo in Kumasi and fled, according to the Police.
Investigations into the circumstances surrounding his death subsequently led to the arrest of two suspects identified as 32-year-old Nigerien national Salifu Walid and 24-year-old Burkinabe national Aziz Wadrago Mane.
The two were arrested on September 20, 2026, at their hideout in Banpanase, near Mamponteng in the Ashanti Region.
Suspects allegedly posed as football scouts
Preliminary investigations have established that the two suspects are allegedly members of a four-member group believed to have masterminded the kidnapping and murder of the Senegalese goalkeeper.
The Police said the group allegedly posed as football scout agents and used online platforms to lure unsuspecting victims into Ghana.
During interrogation, the two suspects reportedly admitted involvement in the crime and provided information about their alleged roles in luring Mr Toure to Ghana as part of a scheme to defraud him.
The Police are currently pursuing two other suspects identified as Noukoubri Arzouma Sylviain, also known as Prince Pierre, and Barry.
The two suspects are currently on the run and are believed by investigators to have played central roles in the group’s activities.
Salifu Walid and Aziz Wadrago Mane remain in Police custody and are expected to be processed for court.
The Ghana Police Service said investigations are continuing as efforts intensify to apprehend the remaining suspects and establish the full circumstances surrounding the death of the Senegalese goalkeeper.
