NewsFabulous Ladies footballer who drove a tricycle is killed near Kumasi; two young men in police custody
Agartha Takyiwaa played for a women's club in Kumasi and drove a passenger tricycle to earn a living. Police say two suspects, aged 21 and 19, hired a female rider on 29 October, killed her and took her tricycle. No charge has been reported.
Agartha Takyiwaa, a footballer with Fabulous Ladies, a women's club in Kumasi, was killed on the night of Thursday, 29 October. Off the pitch she drove a commercial tricycle, known as a pragya, to earn a living. Her teammates called her "One Cedi".
Police arrested two young men the next day. They are suspects: no charge or court appearance had been reported as of 1 November.
Her age is given as 22 by her coach's radio interview and as 23 by YEN.com.gh. Her surname is also spelled Takyiwa in some reports.
What the police say
According to a Ghana Police Service statement carried by Graphic Online, MyJoyOnline and Citi Newsroom on 31 October, two young men hired a female tricycle rider at the Ampabame Lorry Station in Kumasi on 29 October and asked to be taken to Afrancho, near Konkoli in the Trede District.
Police allege that when they got there, the two attacked and killed her and drove off in her green Bajaj tricycle.
On Friday, 30 October, police say they acted on a tip-off and arrested the two at Hansua in the Bono East Region as they travelled toward Techiman. Police say the two planned to relocate and use the tricycle for commercial work.
Police say they recovered a number plate and eight mobile phones, including an iPhone 12 Pro they suspect belonged to the rider. The suspects are Peter Nchor Asadigina, 21, and Mudasel Dramani, 19. Police say both are in custody and assisting with investigations.
The body has been deposited at the mortuary for preservation and autopsy. The police statement does not name the rider.
What her club says
Her coach at Fabulous Ladies, Nana Atuahene, named her on Kumasi radio station LUV FM, in an interview reported by MyJoyOnline and Adomonline.
He said that on the evening of Thursday, 29 October, she picked up a passenger, a woman, at around 10:30 pm, and that there was a struggle over the tricycle on the way. He confirmed that two people had been arrested. This is the coach's account; it differs in detail from the police statement.
He said she had been preparing for the 2026/27 Women's Division One League, and explained the club's position on pay: "Our players are registered as amateurs, not professionals, so we support them with only transportation costs."
The pay floor
In September 2025 the Ghana Football Association introduced minimum net monthly salaries for professional players: ₵1,500 in the men's Premier League, ₵700 in the men's Division One and ₵700 in the Women's Premier League. For existing contracts the floors take effect from the 2026/27 season.
The list has those three categories only. The Women's Division One, the league she had been preparing for, is not on it.
The rider rules
In December 2025, Parliament passed the Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill to legalise commercial motorbike and tricycle services. Minister Joseph Bukari Nikpe said riders would register as commercial riders and join a union. The sources do not confirm that the bill has received presidential assent.
A young woman playing league football in Ghana should not need a tricycle to survive. And a woman doing honest work at night should not have to bet her life on every fare. To the GFA: put a floor under the women's Division One, even a small one. And to whoever is writing the rules for these riders: build the safety in. Lit ranks. A number to call. Something. They called her One Cedi. She was worth a lot more than that. Agartha, rest well.
- Graphic Online: two arrested over murder of tricycle rider at Afrancho (police statement, 31 Oct 2026)
- MyJoyOnline: two young men arrested over murder of female tricycle rider in Bono East (police statement, 31 Oct 2026)
- Citi Newsroom: two arrested over murder of female tricycle rider at Afrancho (police statement, 31 Oct 2026)
- MyJoyOnline: two arrested over murder of Fabulous Ladies player (coach on LUV FM, 31 Oct 2026)
- Adomonline: two arrested over murder of Fabulous Ladies player (coach on LUV FM, 1 Nov 2026)
- YEN.com.gh: Fabulous Ladies FC footballer dead (31 Oct 2026)
- Ghanamma: Fabulous Ladies coach confirms death of player (31 Oct 2026)
- Ghana Football Association: minimum salaries for professional footballers (Sept 2025)
- MyJoyOnline: GPL players to receive minimum salary of GH₵1,500 (3 Sep 2025)
- GNA: Parliament passes Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill to legalise okada operations (Dec 2025)
- Graphic Online: law on okada legalisation passed (Dec 2025)
- MyJoyOnline: Parliament approves Road Traffic Amendment Bill (Dec 2025)
Every factual line in this story is checked against at least two independent sources, unless the text says it comes from one report.