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| Full name | Red Bull Ghana | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Red Bulls | ||
| Founded | 2008 | ||
| Dissolved | 2014 | ||
| Ground |
Red Bull Academy Stadium Sogakope, South Tongu District, Ghana | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 | ||
| Owner |
Red Bull GmbH | ||
| Chairman |
Stefan Kozak | ||
| Manager |
 Sipke Hulshoff | ||
| 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 closed 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 closed 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
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Daniel Heidemann 2008–10 -
Henrik Pedersen 2010 -
Eelco Schattorie 2011–12
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Sipke Hulshoff 2012–14
Technical directors
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Petrus In 't Groen 2010-2014
Notable former players
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Abubakar Yakubu -
Abdul-Aziz Yakubu
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Gideon Mensah
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Samuel Tetteh
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Samuel Owusu
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Felix Adjei
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Patrick Twumasi
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Lawrence Ati-Zigi
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". Ghanaweb. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
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