Police in Vienna, Austria, have launched a formal investigation after Ghana’s national football team, the Black Stars, fell victim to a brazen robbery on the eve of their international friendly match scheduled for Friday, March 27, 2026.
The incident, which has sent shockwaves through Ghana’s football circles, saw thieves make off with $2,250 in cash and two Rolex watches belonging to players of the national team, striking at the very hotel where the squad had been lodged ahead of the highly anticipated fixture.
Adding a troubling layer to the case, Minister for Sports and Recreation Kofi Adams revealed that preliminary reports point to a significant security lapse at the hotel; the CCTV cameras were not operational at the time of the robbery. The revelation has raised urgent questions about the integrity of the hotel’s surveillance system and who bore responsibility for maintaining it.
“The initial report we have is that the CCTV was not functioning, and the police are checking when it stopped working and who was responsible for the hotel’s surveillance system at that time,” Adams disclosed.
The minister confirmed that Viennese authorities have taken the matter seriously and are conducting a thorough review, working to establish a precise timeline of when the cameras went offline and whether any foul play was involved in their failure.
With the cameras down and the robbers having apparently exploited the security blind spot, investigators now face the challenge of piecing together the events of that night without the benefit of footage. Austrian police are said to be working diligently to unravel the circumstances surrounding the theft, examining all available leads.
For the Black Stars, the incident cast a shadow over their preparations for the friendly, a match meant to be a moment of national pride on the international stage. Instead, the team found itself at the centre of a criminal investigation far from home, awaiting answers as Austrian authorities race to bring those responsible to justice.
Source: Apexnewsgh.com