BORUSSIA DORTMUND WILL BE HOSTED IN GHANA BY SHOOTING STARS FC.
Shooting Stars FC, a professional Ghanaian football club, is preparing to make history in Accra, Ghana, by playing against Borussia Dortmund Legends (BVB) against an African Legends team.
The historic event, which will take place from June 8 to 12, 2022, will feature a variety of exciting events. The following are some of the major highlights of the event:
On June 9th, there will be a Youth Development Coaching Clinic, CSR activities (such as a visit to the Chance for Children's home), and a Gala Dinner.
To precede the game, a curtain raiser game between the brilliant Shooting Stars FC and a chosen side will be played.
On June 11th at the Accra Sports Stadium, a nostalgic line-up of African football greats will relive their brilliance in a memorable football match;
On June 12th, there will be a golf competition.
Former Wolfsburg captain Charles K. Akonnor, Former BVB Champions League winner Ibrahim Tanko, and other football greats like Jay Jay Okocha, Samuel Osei Kuffour, Stephen Appiah, Asamoah Gyan, and a host of other iconic African Leg players will grace the headline game.
"With over 160,000 registered club members, Borussia Dortmund is a uniquely intensive footballing experience," said Carsten Cramer, BVB's CMO. BVB has had a long and profitable relationship with elite African talent, and has attracted a number of outstanding African players, including Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Otto Addo, Ibrahim Tanko, Mohamed Zidan, and Sunday Oliseh. We're all really excited for the first-ever BVB Legends Ghana tour to take place this summer, and we're looking forward to making some great moments with Shooting Stars FC."
"As we expand our footprint in Africa, it's critical for us to show how close our relationship with our Ghanaian fans is." This journey is a fantastic opportunity for us to demonstrate the true meaning of 'Echte Liebe.' We will continue to achieve success on and off the pitch with the powerhouse line-up of our Legend Team, our international major sponsor Evonik, and ROWE, the presenter of BVB's Legends Series," stated Benedikt Scholz, BVB's Director of Internationalization & Commercial Partnerships.
"The partnership between Shooting Stars and Borussia Dortmund could bring significant advantages on and off the field," said Shooting Stars FC CEO Randolph Rodrigues. There is a strong emphasis on player and coach development, and in the next months, we will collaborate on several important community development projects."
"As the world's largest specialized chemicals firm, we go beyond just chemistry," Evonik Africa added. Since the 2007/2008 seasons, Evonik has been BVB's principal partner and sponsor of the BVB Legends. We've been encouraging sports with our innovations for decades, establishing the BVB Evonik Football Academy to promote and inspire young football potential. For all of us, having the BVB Legends Match in Accra, which is home to a plethora of famous names and aspiring football players, is really thrilling."
Delegates from both clubs have met with senior officials from the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the GFA, and the GHALCA, all of whom are enthusiastically supporting this one-of-a-kind legend tour in Africa and eagerly anticipating this historic encounter.
Managing Director, Deniz Akay.
Tickets for the Legend Match will go on sale in advance on May 7th, 2022. Please call 0555405835 for additional information about tickets.
Shooting Stars FC is a football club based in the United Kingdom.
Shooting Stars Football Club is a Ghanaian professional division two football team. Since its inception in 2018, the Club has had tremendous success and growth in developing young bright boys into international football players.
The Club's goal is to provide young, highly gifted players aged 12 to 19 with the opportunity to be coached by professional instructors. We identify impoverished and talented children and work with them to further enhance their skills and teach them the tactical adaptation required to succeed as professional football players outside of Africa. The group aspires to make a significant contribution to Ghana's and Africa's football development.
For more information about Borussia Dortmund (BVB), visit www.bvb.de.
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