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The original was posted on /r/soccer by /u/Roller95 on 2025-10-20 07:13:16+00:00.
The lifeless body of promising Senegalese goalkeeper Cheikh Touré (18) has been found in Ghana. According to the Senegalese embassy and authorities, the young footballer was the victim of a criminal network. It is believed that Touré’s family was blackmailed for a large sum of money.
Touré played for Esprit Foot Yeumbeul and was allegedly defrauded and kidnapped by a group of extortionists, who led Touré to believe that he had been offered a trial period with a professional football club. The young goalkeeper was then kidnapped and used as leverage to extort a large ransom.
The Ghanaian authorities are now conducting further investigations into the exact cause of death, and several representatives from the Senegalese embassy are also assisting with the investigation. ‘The ministry wishes to express its deepest sympathy to the family and assures them that it will do everything in its power to follow up on the matter thoroughly,’ the Senegalese ministry said in an official statement.