Red Bull Ghana
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| Full name | Red Bull Ghana | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Red Bulls | ||
| Founded | 2008 | ||
| Dissolved | 2014 | ||
| Ground | Sogakope, South Tongu District, Ghana | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 | ||
| Owner |  Red Bull GmbH | ||
| Chairman | Stefan Kozak | ||
| Manager |  | ||
| League | Division One League Zone 3B | ||
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Red Bull Ghana was a Ghanaian professional football club and academy based in Sogakope, South Tongu District, Ghana, which was founded in 2008 and abolished in 2014. The club was owned by Red Bull and last played in Division One League Zone 3B.
History[]
Founded in 2008, the academy associated with the team has gone on to produce coaches and players alike. The team reached the second highest league in Ghana in 2009.[1] Red Bull Ghana was relegated to Division Two in 2013. In August 2014 Red Bull abolished the academy and the club and it was merged with Feyenoord Academy to West African Football Academy.[2]
Red Bull Ghana U17s lost 2–3 on penalties in the final of an International Tournament in Croix, France.
Head coaches[]
2008-2010
Henrik Pedersen 2010
Eelco Schattorie 2011–12- 2012–14
Technical director[]
- Petrus In 't Groen 2010-2014
Notable former players[]
- Abubakar Yakubu
- Abdul-Aziz Yakubu
- Gideon Mensah
- Samuel Tetteh
- Felix Adjei
- Patrick Twumasi
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Fürweger, Wolfgang (12 October 2016). Die Red Bull Story: Der unglaubliche Erfolg des Dietrich Mateschitz. Carl Ueberreuter Verlag GmbH. ISBN 9783800079506. Retrieved 17 January 2019 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Gomoa Fetteh Feyenoord now WAFA SC". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
Categories:
- Red Bull Ghana
- Association football clubs established in 2008
- Football clubs in Ghana
- Red Bull sports teams
- 2008 establishments in Ghana
- Volta Region
- Association football clubs disestablished in 2014
- 2014 disestablishments in Ghana
- Ghanaian football club stubs