Kwesi Appiah (L), Kenpong (3rd L) and officials of Sonderjyske
Kenpong Football Academy, the Winneba-based football academy already creating waves, is in the news again. On Tuesday, the academy signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sonderjyske Football Club, a Danish Superliga side, to promote the development and transfer of the academy’s players to the Danish club and its assigns.
The two-year agreement comes on the heels of another signed a few months ago with Bastia Football Club in France.
While the Kenpong Academy is in the business of training and developing young players from Ghana and elsewhere on the continent, Sonderjyske, is an European club interested in identifying and recruiting quality talent from the academy.
To make the partnership fruitful, the two parties have agreed that Sonderjyske will host a 25-man team from the Kenpong Academy annually to play and train in Denmark for a period of one month.
According to businessman, Kennedy Agyepong, who signed the contract on behalf of his academy, the MoU will be mutually beneficial to the two parties and will further enhance the quality of talent produced from his academy.
“I am elated by the decision of Sonderjyske to partner my academy. It is the culmination of several trips to Europe, including Denmark to seek well-grounded partners for the Kenpong Academy,” Agyepong, popularly known as Kenpong, stated.
About two months ago, during one of his visits to Denmark, Agyepong arranged for management of Sonderjyske to meet President Akufo-Addo, who was visiting Denmark at the time.
At the time, President Akufo-Addo highlighted Ghana’s abundant talents in football, and expressed excitement over Kenpong’s desire to help the youth. He promised his support for foreign clubs’ investment in Ghana, and encouraged Sonderjyske to partner Kenpong Academy. That partnership has come to fruition.
Officials of Sonderjyske also made a follow up visit to Ghana to access the Kenpong Academy, and having been impressed with the facilities and prospects of the institution, agreed to sign the MoU.
From The Sports Desk