Ghanaian Second Division side, Shooting Stars FC will host legends from German Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund in a game against an African Legends side on June 11, 2022, at the Accra Sports Stadium.
The headline game of five days of activities involving the German side will be graced by the likes of African football great and former UEFA Champions League winner, Abedi Ayew Pele; Dortmund’s Top-talent Trainer and Black Stars’ coach, Otto Addo, former Wolfsburg captain Charles K. Akonnor, former Dortmund Champions League winner, Ibrahim Tanko and other football icons such as Jay-Jay Okocha, Samuel Osei Kuffour, Stephen Appiah, Asamoah Gyan and a host of other African Legends.
A yet to be named select side will feature in a curtain-raiser for the Dortmund Legends versus African Legends match.
Advance sale of tickets to the Legends Match will start on May 7, 2022.
Other events will grace by the Dortmund team including a Youth Development Coaching Clinic, a visit to Chance for Children’s home and a Gala Dinner on June 9, 2022.
The team will also take part in a golf tournament on June 12, 2022.
In a statement, Dortmund’s CMO, Carsten Cramer, stated: “With over 160,000 registered club members, Borussia Dortmund is a uniquely intensive footballing experience. Over the past decades, BVB has enjoyed a vibrant and fruitful history with top talents from Africa, and attracted a number of excellent African players, such as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Otto Addo, Ibrahim Tanko, Mohamed Zidan and Sunday Oliseh. We are all excited that this first-ever BVB Legends Ghana tour will finally take place, and look forward to creating some unforgettable memories together with Shooting Stars FC this summer.”
“As we develop our presence in Africa, it is very important for us to demonstrate how close our relationship is with our fans in Ghana. This tour provides an excellent opportunity for us to show what ‘Echte Liebe’ truly means. Together with the powerful line-up of our Legend Team, our international main sponsor Evonik, as well as ROWE the presenter of BVB’s Legends Series, we will continue to create success on and off the pitch” said Benedikt Scholz, Director of Internationalization & Commercial Partnerships of BVB.
Accorging to the CEO of Shooting Stars, Randolph Rodrigues the partnership between Shooting Stars and Borussia Dortmund would yield tremendous benefit on and off the field.
“There is a keen focus on player and coach development and we will jointly embark on some meaningful community development projects in the coming months,” he said.
Deniz Akay, Managing Director of Evonik Africa, further commented: “As the world’s leading specialty chemicals company, we go beyond just chemistry. Evonik has been BVB’s main partner and sponsor of the BVB Legends since the 2007/2008 seasons. For decades, we have been promoting sports with our innovations, establishing the BVB Evonik Football Academy to encourage and inspire young talents to be the best in football. Having the BVB Legends Match in Accra – home to a host of legendary names and aspiring football stars – is tremendously exciting for all of us.”
The Ministry of Youth and Sports, the Ghana Football Association (GFA), National Sports Authority (NSA) and the Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA) Professional Footballers Association of Ghana (PfAG) are collaborating to bring about a successful event.
By Sammy Heywood Okine / Elizabeth Alhassan
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