Essien encourages young footballers

Written by Ameyaw Debrah | December 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Some of the brightest young footballers in Ghana will have the chance to shine at the NIKE sponsored Premier Cup Ghana Country Finals which commences on Friday December 12 at the Dawu Sports Stadium, in the Eastern Region of the country.

The competition, hosted by Right to Dream Academy, brings together six of the best under-15 football teams in the country to fight for the chance to become national champions. In June 2009, the winners will travel to the Netherlands and represent Ghana in a playoff against national champions from Egypt, Angola and Algeria in the Premier Cup Africa Qualifications. The Africa Champions will then proceed to the MUPC World Finals next summer. » Read more…

Tags: , Dawu Sports Stadium, Ghana, Michael Essien, Right to Dream Academy, Soccer

SuperSport United and Right to Dream Academy in 2008 Manchester United Premier Cup World Finals

Written by Shirlene Alusa-Brown | July 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment

South African team SuperSport United beat South African MUPC Championships in Soweto to qualify for the World Finals of the 2008 Manchester United Premier Cup. This competition has had over 9,400 teams competing in local, national and regional qualification tournaments over the past year an effort to win one of twenty places at the Nike sponsored football competition for under-15’s.