Feyenoord Academy
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| Full name | Feyenoord Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ground | Gomoah Fetteh, Ghana |
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| Chairman | Karel Brokken | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Nii Adu Sackey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | OneTouch Premier League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Feyenoord Academy is a Ghanaian football club and the biggest football in Ghana academy based in Gomoah Fetteh, and was founded by Feyenoord from Rotterdam. They are playing in the OneTouch Premier League.
[edit] Relationship with Feyenoord (Rotterdam)
Feyenoord's chairman Jorien van den Herik was given permission for the opening of Feyenoord's own football academy in the Ghanaian settlement of Fetteh, just outside the capital Accra.[1] The go-ahead was given by the Chief of Fetteh in 1998. At the academy, young talented African footballers can work on their football skills. In addition to helping their football potential the students are provided with formal education which is funded by Feyenoord.[1] Former Feyenoord player Mohammed Abubakari is the first player that graduated from the academy and achieved a professional contract at Feyenoord.[2][3] Prior to Abubakari's move, Jordan Opoku spent some time at Excelsior and Royal Antwerp FC before returning to Ghana.[4][5]
The idea for Feyenoord’s own football academy was born in Abidjan. Jorien van den Herik was there to sign the then still unknown Bonaventure Kalou and got into contact with the education institute at Kalou’s club.[1] That same year the head of the youth education flew to Africa to take stock in the project and returned with a praising report. In January of 1998 the ball got rolling: Feyenoord would start its own Football School in Africa.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Feyenoord Worldwide, feyenoord.com
- ^ Player Profile Mohammed Abubakari, ghanaweb.com
- ^ Ghanaian midfielder Mohammed Abubakari has joined the Dutch club Feyenoord Rotterdam., BBC Sport 17 February 2006
- ^ Jordan Opoku (Excelsior), vi.nl
- ^ Antwerp FC 04-05, eufo.de
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Ghana Premier League 2007/08 teams
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