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Officials of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), consisting of Executive Council member Frederick Acheampong, President of the Ashanti Regional Football Association, Osei Tutu Agyemang, members of the Offinso District Football Association, officials of the clubs of the affected district, members of the Juvenile Football Association have visited the families of the victims and the players and officials injured from the tragic accident on Saturday on the Offinso road.
The GFA delegation visited all the injured African Vision Academy players in the various hospitals, as well as the Team Manager and the Team Coach.
The team also sympathized with the families of the seven (7) footballers who lost their lives as a result of the accident.
According to the delegation’s preliminary report, a total of 34 members of the youth team, African Vision Academy (including 16 players on loan from Sky Academy) were aboard the vehicle that crashed into a river on Saturday.
Sadly, six of the young footballers died on the spot, while one who was in critical condition died at Komfo Anokye University Hospital in Kumasi.
Ten of the victims were treated at St. Patrick Hospital and have been discharged.
Six, who suffered varying degrees of injuries, are currently in Namong SDA Hospital and three are in Komfo Anokye University Hospital.
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