Glo Academy: Ghana's Mensah, Danquah Evicted

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Two Ghanaian youth footballers, Samuel Opoku Mensah, a native of Offinso Mpehi and Charles Addai Danquah, from Kyekyewere near Obuasi have been evicted from the Glo Soccer Academy in Nigeria.

The two youngsters were among the 15 Ghanaians selected for the soccer academy reality show and talent hunt programme after two weeks of rigorous screening exercises in Accra, Kumasi and Tamale last October.

Mensah, 16, the first Ghanaian to be eliminated from the camp, arrived at his hometown, Offinso Mpehi, in Ashanti to a warm welcome from the Chief, the Mpehihene Nana Osei Sarpong, his Council of Elders, local opinion leaders and townsfolk. He was accompanied by a delegation from Glo Mobile Ghana, led by the Regional Sales Manager for Ashanti, Mr. Edmund Edusei.

The highlight of the emotion-packed occasion came when Samuel proudly presented his Certificate of Participation in the academy to Nana Osei Sarpong, as Glo offered special gifts of appreciation to the Palace Chiefs and Elders of the town.

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“We are most grateful to Glo for trying to identify and nurture soccer talents.Our people will always stand proud that when the thousands of teenagers were screened in Ghana, one young player from our town was selected among 15 to represent the whole of Ghana,” Nana Osei Sarpong said.

Similarly, Danquah, 17, a student of St Margaret Educational Complex in Obuasi returned to Kyekyewere, his hometown, to an equally moving reception as his family was joined by friends and local teammates to present his Certificate of Participation in the Glo Soccer Academy to Nana Kwadu Amponsem, the Odikro of the town.

Said Nana Amponsem, “Addai (Charles) has made us all proud for his participation in this exercise, which I am told is international with young people coming from other countries in West Africa.”

A total of 33 teenage players between the ages of 14 and 17 from Ghana, Republic of Benin and Nigeria have been camped at the Glo Academy facility in Lekki, Lagos since November last year under the close tutelage of celebrity coaches from West Africa and technical trainers from Manchester United football team.

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