Former Asante Kotoko management member Solomon Ofosu Ware has narrated the events leading to the tragic death of Yaw Frimpong, popularly known as Pooley, during a game at Nana Konamansah Park on Sunday, February 2, 2025.
Ofosu Ware’s account is in contrast with claims made by the leader of the GFA’s investigation team, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Lydia Donkor, who stated that the stabbing did not take place inside the stadium.
According to Ofosu Ware, Pooley was stabbed inside the stadium, specifically behind the VIP section.
He explained that Pooley was attacked and stabbed immediately after descending from the VIP area.
“What the woman said is not true. Pooley died at the stadium. He came down from the VIP with two people from Kotoko. Then one guy and a lady pointed at him, telling three people, ‘This is him,’ and then he got stabbed. It was at the back of the VIP, which is inside the stadium.”
He further clarified that Pooley died at the entrance area because there were no ambulances near the VIP section. As a result, he had to be taken to the dressing room area of the stadium.
“Because the ambulance is not parked near that area, Pooley took a tricycle to get there. But when they arrived, they refused to open the gate, and that’s when he lost his breath. So he was stabbed inside the stadium but died outside the stadium, at the entrance,” he said.
Meanwhile, DCOP Donkor, in an interview with JoySports, insisted that the tragic incident did not occur inside the stadium, adding that Pooley was rather brought to the stadium after being stabbed.
“This unfortunate incident [the fan’s stabbing] didn’t happen inside the stadium. It happened outside, and he was picked up by a tricycle and dropped at that section of the stadium,” she told JoySports.
Watch Chairman Solo’s interview below
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