Feyenoord Academy

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Feyenoord Academy

Full name	Feyenoord Academy
Founded	1998
Ground	Goma Fetteh, Ghana
Chairman	Karel Brokken
League	First Division
Home colours Away colours

Feyenoord Academy is a Ghanaian football club and the biggest football academy in Ghana based in Goma Fetteh, and was founded by Feyenoord from Rotterdam. They are playing in the First Division formerly of Ghana Telecom Premier League.

Contents 1 Relationship with Feyenoord (Rotterdam) 2 Staff 3 Squad 4 Former Player 5 References 6 External links

[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]

In the buildup to the 2008-09 season, right-back Harrison Afful is on trial with Feyenoord.

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 1998 the ball got rolling: Feyenoord would start its own Football School in Africa.^[1]

[edit] Staff

• Chairman: Karel Brokken
• Technical Director: = Sam Arday
• Manager: Nii Adu Sackey

[edit] Squad

No. Position Player 6 DF Samuel Anefi 7 DF Aboubakar Mahadi 8 MF Francis Mensah 9 FW Ernest Asante 10 MF Daniel Boateng 11 MF Ganiyu Iddi 12 DF Abubakari Okoe 13 GK Abdouraziz Guire 14 MF Mohamed Abdul-Razik

No. Position Player 16 DF Samuel Asante 17 MF Prince Ampadu Gyimah 18 FW Alex Sowatei 19 MF Mohammed Takiyudin 20 DF Abubakari Okoe 22 DF Abdoul Nikiema 24 MF Nii Plange 27 FW Louckmane Ouedtraogo

[edit] Former Player

• George Abisinu
• Mohammed Abubakari
• Dominic Adiyiah
• Harrison Afful
• Theophilus Akpo
• Michael Akuffu
• Joseph Aryeetey
• Samuel Asante
• Nana Asare
• Rahman Abdul Bilah
• Sherif Danladi
• Frimpong Yaw
• Abdul-Yakuni Iddi
• Fred Gbedife
• Christian Gyan
• Abdul Nafiu Idrissu
• Aboubakar Mahadi
• Philemon McCarthy
• Francis Mensah
• Louis Morken
• Dennis Ofori
• Jordan Opoku
• Nii Plange
• Danladi Sherif
• Mark Sekyere
• David Terkpertey

Notable Players

• Theophilus-Owutey Akpoh (Tema Youth, GHA)
• Emmanuel Anarfi (Ashanti Gold, GHA)
• Solomon Asante (Tema Youth, GHA)
• Isaac Borketey Bortey (Wonder Boys, GHA)
• Albert-Nana Danquah (Real Sportive, GHA)
• Abdul-Ganiyu Haruna (Tema Youth, GHA)
• Noel Nyasugbor (Tema Youth, GHA)
• Godfred Fosu (Asante Kotoko, GHA)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official site

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