{"id":1069564,"date":"2022-04-28T11:42:51","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T11:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/04\/28\/shooting-stars-set-to-host-borussia-dortmund-in-ghana\/"},"modified":"2022-04-28T11:42:51","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T11:42:51","slug":"shooting-stars-set-to-host-borussia-dortmund-in-ghana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/04\/28\/shooting-stars-set-to-host-borussia-dortmund-in-ghana\/","title":{"rendered":"Shooting Stars set to host Borussia Dortmund in Ghana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"490\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-04-28-at-12.18.04-PM-696x490.jpeg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Shooting Stars\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Second division side, Shooting Stars Football Club, is set to make history by lining up Borussia Dortmund Legends against an assembled African Legends team here in Accra, Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>The historic event, which is set to take place from the 8th to the 12th of June 2022 will include many interesting activities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key event highlights include;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Youth Development Coaching Clinic, CSR activities (visit to Chance for Children\u2019s home) and a Gala Dinner on the 9th of June.<\/li>\n<li>A curtain raiser game between the talented Shooting Stars FC and a select side to precede the game.<\/li>\n<li>A nostalgic lineup of African football greats re-living their stardom in a legendary football match on June 11th at the Accra Sports stadium.<\/li>\n<li>A golf tournament on the 12th of June 2022.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/102022949_abedi.jpg\" alt=\"Shooting Stars set to host Borussia Dortmund in Ghana\" class=\"wp-image-10032074186\" title=\"Shooting Stars set to host Borussia Dortmund in Ghana\"\/><figcaption>Abedi Pele<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The headline game will be graced by the likes of one of the greatest African footballers of all time, former Champions League winner, Abedi Ayew Pele, Dortmund\u2019s top-talent trainer and Black Stars\u2019 coach Otto Addo, former Wolfsburg captain Charles K. Akonnor, former Dortmund 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 Legends.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Otto-Addo-750x536-1.jpg\" alt=\"Shooting Stars set to host Borussia Dortmund in Ghana\" class=\"wp-image-10032074195\" title=\"Shooting Stars set to host Borussia Dortmund in Ghana\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>BVB\u2019s CMO, Carsten Cramer, stated: \u201cWith 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.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/EHLSOzqWoAAuAoX-1024x454.jpg\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is EHLSOzqWoAAuAoX-1024x454.jpg\" title=\"Shooting Stars set to host Borussia Dortmund in Ghana\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we develop our presence in Africa, it is very important for us to demonstrate how close our relationship is with our fans in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis tour provides an excellent opportunity for us to show what \u2018Echte Liebe\u2019 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\u2019s Legends Series, we will continue to create success on and off the pitch\u201d said Benedikt Scholz, Director of Internationalization &#038; Commercial Partnerships of BVB.<\/p>\n<p>Randolph Rodrigues (CEO) of Shooting Stars FC stated, \u201cThe partnership between Shooting Stars and Borussia Dortmund should 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\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Deniz Akay, Managing Director of Evonik Africa, further commented: \u201cAs the world\u2019s leading speciality Chemicals Company, we go beyond just chemistry. Evonik has been BVB\u2019s 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 \u2013 home to a host of legendary names and aspiring football stars \u2013 is tremendously exciting for all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Delegates of both clubs have met with key officials from the Ministry of Youth and Sports, GFA, and GHALCA, who are all fully on board supporting this one-of-a-kind legend tour in Africa and are looking forward to this iconic match among Africa\u2019s football giants. Advance sale of tickets to the Legend Match will start on May 7th, 2022. For more information about tickets, please call 0555405835.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Shooting Stars<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shooting-stars-806x1024.png\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is shooting-stars-806x1024.png\" title=\"Shooting Stars set to host Borussia Dortmund in Ghana\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Shooting Stars Football Club is a professional division two-football club based in Ghana. Since 2018, the Club has achieved incredible success and growth in developing young talented boys to become international quality football players. The Club is designed to give young exceptionally skilled players aged 12-19 years the opportunity to be coached by experienced professional coaches. We select underprivileged and talented kids and develop them further and teach them the missing tactical adaptability necessary to thrive as professional football players, outside of Africa. The organization seeks to make a substantial contribution to the development of football in Ghana and Africa in general.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Borussia Dortmund<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/borussia-dortmund-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is borussia-dortmund-1024x512.jpg\" title=\"Shooting Stars set to host Borussia Dortmund in Ghana\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Borussia Dortmund is one of the most successful football clubs in Germany. The club has won eight league championships, five DFB-Pokals, one UEFA Champions League, one Intercontinental Cup, and one UEFA Cup Winners\u2019 Cup. With over 160,000 members in total, it is one of the five largest sports clubs in Germany and is the seventh-largest worldwide. For more information about Borussia Dortmund (BVB), visit www.bvb.dehooting<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"GZUsJoFQIhA\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MP for South Dayi calls on Sports Ministry to pay attention to our various stadia - Adom TV(28-4-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GZUsJoFQIhA?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Second division side, Shooting Stars Football Club, is set to make history by lining up Borussia Dortmund Legends against an assembled African Legends team here in Accra, Ghana. 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