Right to Dream Academy
Encyclopedia
Right to Dream are a registered charity in Ghana
, Sierra Leone
, US
and UK
, founded to help underprivileged African children develop their potential through sport and education. It has a fully residential academy located in Old Akrade in the Eastern Region
of Ghana.
The academy was previously located in Dawu
, Ghana; it moved to its present location in November 2009.
, Paris Saint Germain and Real Madrid
.
King Gyan Osei
David "TT" Accam
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
, Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...
, US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, founded to help underprivileged African children develop their potential through sport and education. It has a fully residential academy located in Old Akrade in the Eastern Region
Eastern Region (Ghana)
The Eastern Region is one of Ghana's ten administrative regions. It covers an area of 19,323 square kilometres, which is about 8.1% of Ghana's total land area. The region is divided into administrative districts. The total number of districts were increased from 17 districts to 21...
of Ghana.
History
Right to Dream was founded in 1999 by Tom Vernon, a former African Scout for Manchester UnitedManchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
The academy was previously located in Dawu
Dawu Sports Stadium
Dawu Sports Stadium is a stadium located in Accra, Ghana. It was built by businessman Seth Yeboah for use by his football team, Dawu Youngstars. However, Dawu have now been dissolved and the stadium is currently used by Right to Dream FC. Dawu Sports Stadium has a capacity of 10,000...
, Ghana; it moved to its present location in November 2009.
NIKE Premier Cup
The Academy has won the African championship and thus retained the right to represent Africa each year since the 2008 edition. It has placed a best of 3rd playing the best football teams from Manchester United, JuventusJuventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
, Paris Saint Germain and Real Madrid
Real Madrid C.F.
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
.
Notable Students and Graduates
Abu Mohammed- Now a Manchester CityManchester City F.C.Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
Football Club player, currently on loan to Strømsgodset IF in the Norwegian Premier LeagueTippeligaenTippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...
King Gyan Osei
King Gyan Osei
King Osei Gyan is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Norwegian Premier League club Viking. He earlier played for Germinal Beerschot.- Career :...
- The first Right to Dream graduate to sign a professional contract, King signed for Fulham F.C.Fulham F.C.Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...
and joined Fulham from the academy on his 18th birthday after studying on full scholarship at Dunn SchoolDunn School, Los OlivosDunn School is a co-educational college preparatory boarding and day school located on 55 acres outside of Los Olivos, California. It was founded in 1957, by Tony Dunn under the name "The Valley School." Dunn has gone by its current name since 1960...
, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara County, CaliforniaSanta Barbara County is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of California, on the Pacific coast. As of 2010 the county had a population of 423,895. The county seat is Santa Barbara and the largest city is Santa Maria.-History:...
, California. He made his debut for Ghana’s senior national team the Black StarsGhana national football teamThe Ghana national football team, popularly known as the Black Stars, is the national association football team of Ghana and is controlled by the Ghana Football Association...
in an international friendly against TanzaniaTanzania national football teamThe Tanzania national football team represents Tanzania in association football and is controlled by the Tanzania Football Federation, the governing body for football in Tanzania. Tanzania's home ground is Benjamin Mkapa national stadium in Dar-es-Salaam and their head coach is Jan Børge Poulsen....
in August 2008.
David "TT" Accam
- A student at Right to Dream from 2004 to 2008, David is currently a student at Hartpury CollegeHartpury CollegeHartpury College is a further education college and associate faculty of the University of the West of England situated in the village of Hartpury, Gloucestershire.-History:...
, University of the West of EnglandUniversity of the West of EnglandThe University of the West of England is a university based in the English city of Bristol. Its main campus is at Frenchay, about five miles north of the city centre...
, and playing for the Forest Green Reserves. In September 2010. He was selected as one of the three from the UK for the NIKE Academy World Final Trials in a match watched by Arsène WengerArsène WengerArsène Wenger, OBE is a French association football manager and former player, who has managed English Premier League side Arsenal since 1996...
.
Other Notable Students
- Joshua Yaro – Cate SchoolCate SchoolThe Cate School, established in 1910 by Curtis Wolsey Cate, is a four-year, coeducational, college-preparatory boarding school in Carpinteria, California, United States....
, California - Michael TettehMichael TettehMichael Osakonor Tetteh is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer.-College:...
– University of California, Santa BarbaraUniversity of California, Santa BarbaraThe University of California, Santa Barbara, commonly known as UCSB or UC Santa Barbara, is a public research university and one of the 10 general campuses of the University of California system. The main campus is located on a site in Goleta, California, from Santa Barbara and northwest of Los... - Isaac Shaze - Hartpury College, University of the West of England
- Abdul Majeed Waris - BK HäckenBK HäckenBK Häcken is a Swedish football club based in Gothenburg. The club, formed on 2 August 1940, is currently playing in the Swedish premier division, Allsvenskan after being promoted in 2008.- The beginning :...
, Sweden
2010 MTG Peace Ambassadors
In 2010, Right was Dream were named Peace Ambassadors and have been invited to participate in a tournament during that year's Nobel Peace Prize Weekend.External links
- Right to Dream's Blog at WordPress.comWordPress.comWordPress.com is a weblog hosting provider owned by Automattic which opened to beta testers on August 8, 2005 and opened to the public on November 21, 2005. It is powered by the open source WordPress software...
- Vodafone Ghana supports Right to Dream
- CNN Inside Africa
- Right to Dream Academy - Scenes from Vanguard
- Soccer for Hope