Glentoran Football Academy Ghana Girls 12 - 15 year olds

PLAYER                             SPONSOR 

ESTHER AGYEMANG	Glenn Irvine
FELICIA NSIAH	Sarah Moore
GIFTY DENYINA	Dale Mooney
WINIFRED NUAMA	Dale Mooney
ESTHER KYEREMAA	North Down GSC
ALIMATU ADAMA	Philip Suitters
THERESAH YEBOAH	Terry Hamilton
FELICIA APPIAH-KUBI	Mervyn Jones
FELICITY ASUAKO	Rebekah Neill
RITA ADOBEA	Clifford Logan
CECILIA KYEREMAA	Claire Palmer
MARY ANKOMA	Gareth Turner
SARAH TWUMWAA	Ian McIlveen
DORIS KAGYI	Jeanette Hoy
MUSTAPHAR HADIZA	Harry Grierson
AMA ANIMA	Denise Graham
NIMA DOSUNA	Joe & Lauren McCormack
AMANDA BOAKYEWAA	Brian Dawson
BERNICE KESEWAA	Sean Ward
DEBORAH KONADU	Stephen Beattie
GRACE AGYEMANG	Alan Moore
ABU SHARIFATU	Stephen McCartney
REGINA YEBOAH	Neil McNirlan
LYDIA KATERE	Reynolds Metal Centre
HAMDYA FIO	Stephen Graham

The Glentoran Football Academy Ghana, within a relatively short existence in the region, has helped many street children to get off the streets through the Academy’s periodic soccer competitions. The project has been used to spread the message of the dangers and effects of HIV/AIDS to the youth and also spread the message of Gender Equality and Womens Empowerment across the Sunyani Municipal Assembly and Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana as a whole during soccer competitions.

Street children are admitted into the Academy on a space available basis after the games are held. Much as the staff would wish to accommodate many, if not all, of the street kids into the Academy, the accommodation factor will not currently permit them to do so. As a result of the project though, some of the street children have been reunited with their families through our support by helping the families to understand the sports potential of their wards through their involvement in our games. Though these children do not stay on the premises, they are still considered part of the Academy as they continue to train with the teams.

The project has developed over a period of two years where inevitable mistakes have been made and learnt from. Based on this knowledge Christopher Antoh Forsythe and his staff are now able to deliver a professional service to entire population of the Academy. The programme is delivered at the same time and place every day and every week of the year. The project has developed over time based on feedback and requests from players and participants to meet their needs. Strong working partnerships with the Sunyani Municipal Assembly enable the Academy to concentrate on its strengths whilst outsourcing other deliverable areas. The advanced monitoring and evaluation system will make the set up very transparent and accountable to prospective funders, hopefully ensuring the best possible outcomes.

At the moment there are no funders for the project. Though they do receive kits from Glentoran Football Club, and Mercy Corps/NikeGo, but financial support comes from only one source which is Christopher Antoh Forsythe. The project is delivered by a full time Technical team and a strong team of dedicated volunteers. The Academy recruits players by working in partnership with organizations that have existing relationships with target groups, such as homeless hostels, day centres and local authorities.

The children are enrolled in schools to continue their education alongside the football training, and those who are more interested in skill based training learn how to become masons, plumbers and carpenters etc. 

The Glentoran Football Academy Ghana holds training for all the children from Monday to Friday early in the morning before they attend classes and also compulsory evening training where those children who don’t live on the Academy premises joins their colleagues.

The Academy is involved in the Regional Youth League and plays its matches during the weekends. There are three breaks in the curriculum every year at the Academy, the Easter Break, Summer Break and Christmas Break. This allows the children to meet their families.

The dedicated Technical Team is responsible for the evaluation of the children at the end of every month.

If you feel that you can help the Glentoran Football Academy Ghana you can either purchase one of their dedicated pin badges from any member of the Community Trust Board or by contacting us at . Badges are priced at £3 and are of a limited edition. Alternatively you can sponsor one of the Academy players above for a minimum of £20 per season.

What do you get for your £20? Well nothing except your name or that of you business in the match programme and here on GCTni.com, that and the satisfaction of the knowledge that the name of Glentoran Football Club and its ethos is being used to help the development of children and their interest in football half a world away.

To sponsor a player just call 07900 013985 or email , alternatively you can contact a programme seller before any home game this season.

"AFRICA CALLING" is a Glentoran Community Trust Initiative