Keta Sandlanders Football Club
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The Keta Sandlanders are a football club from Ghana's Division 2.
Keta
is a coastal town in Ghana's Volta Region
which has a footballing pedigree going back to the 1950s. Coastal erosion has damaged the town significantly but a recent defence scheme has steadied the shoreline and the club hope to be a symbol of the renaissance of the town.
This season the club will head into Division 2 competition with hopes of promotion to Ghana's Division 1 (a step below the Premiership) and highlights of each game they will play will be broadcast on the club website. Ghana's Premiership contains teams such as current Champions Asante Kotoko and their historical rivals Accra Hearts of Oak and the league has in recent years produced players of the calibre of Michael Essien of Chelsea and Sulley Muntari of Inter Milan. The local leagues have developed during this time with the Premiership recently signing a significant deal with mobile phone provider Glo.
Biography
They have an ownership model that seeks to introduce African football to the international community and allows fans from all over the world to have a say in the running of the club. The Keta Sandlanders also support local community development programmes and endeavour to use football as a medium to promote the area as a whole.Keta
Keta
Keta is a city in Volta Region, Ghana. It was an important trading post between the 14th and late 20th century via a port and fort built by the Dutch in 1784. Parts of the city were devastated by sea erosion between the 1960s and 1980s....
is a coastal town in Ghana's Volta Region
Volta Region
Volta Region is one of Ghana's ten administrative regions. It is to the east of Lake Volta. Its capital is Ho.-List of districts:The region has 18 districts consisting of 3 municipal and 15 ordinary districts:-Background:...
which has a footballing pedigree going back to the 1950s. Coastal erosion has damaged the town significantly but a recent defence scheme has steadied the shoreline and the club hope to be a symbol of the renaissance of the town.
This season the club will head into Division 2 competition with hopes of promotion to Ghana's Division 1 (a step below the Premiership) and highlights of each game they will play will be broadcast on the club website. Ghana's Premiership contains teams such as current Champions Asante Kotoko and their historical rivals Accra Hearts of Oak and the league has in recent years produced players of the calibre of Michael Essien of Chelsea and Sulley Muntari of Inter Milan. The local leagues have developed during this time with the Premiership recently signing a significant deal with mobile phone provider Glo.