Players and some officials of the academy
Asarit Football Academy based in Akutuase, Nkawkaw in the Eastern Region of Ghana, have secured sponsorship from Bruynkens Vleeswaren, a company in Belgium that has been preparing tasty meat for over 100 years.
Former Ghana international star, Emmanuel Asare, who founded the academy with his wife, Rita, and the backing of friends, Francis Amuzu based in Germany and George Ntori in USA, said they were very happy as the gesture had motivated the young players to put in more effort to train hard to become superstars.
He hinted that Akutuase and surrounding villages were blessed with talents and their vision was to scout, discover and groom quality player for top clubs in Ghana and Europe, which was the goal of every footballer.
He said they had about 50 players who were training with the ambition of playing big time football in future and contributing to the socioeconomic development of the nation.
The Belgium based ex-star said Bruynkens Vleeswaren, the company where he was employed, was captivated by his hard work and ability to groom young players to discover their talents in football in these hard times of the Coronavirus pandemic, hence the support with nose masks, tee shirts, football equipment and some amount of money to boost their website and social media handles.
CEO of Bruynkens Vleeswaren, Marc Carpriau together with Carolien Lindekens, Quality Control Manager have promised more assistance as they plan for the future, with the possibility of exporting their products to Ghana.