This project is the brainchild of
Christopher Antoh Forsythe. He was once a homeless child and was
adopted by the late Mr. George Christopher Forsythe a Belfast Head teacher
who brought him to live in Belfast, Northern Ireland where he developed
interest in the local club Glentoran Football Club.
He approached
Mr. Stafford Reynolds, Chairman of Glentoran Football Club in Belfast,
Northern Ireland about the possibility of establishing Academy in Ghana to
train street children with support of the club and the use of its name and
it was agreed and hence he came to Sunyani where he was once a street
child and established the Academy.
As a keen soccer fan himself with an understanding of how powerful an impact soccer can have he decided to set up Glentoran Football Academy. And so Glentoran Football Academy was born. A tournament was organized with support from Glentoran Football Club, Belfast, Northern Ireland and Mercy Corps/Nike Go for street children and the first batch of the children were selected...Read more
PASSION FOR THE GAME It is interesting how the game of football is growing fast among many Ghanaian kids. There seems to be no stambling block for these kids who go to any extent to get their names into the record books of the nation.
Despite their being deprived of the essentials of football which include jerseys, football boots and...Read more
Young Footballers of Gentoran Football Academy in Sunyani, cannot wait for their match against the Black Starlets (Ghana U17 National Team) on Wednesday, July 30th 2008 at the Sunyani Coronation Park. Read more
Glentoran Football Academy Receives 20 ACRE Land Donation Posted on: Monday, April 2, 2007 The Chiefs and good people of Tanoso Traditional Area, a suburb of Sunyani, out of generosity and the hope for a prosperous future of our academy for their community has donated a fifteen (15) acre land to our academy Read more
In, Africa, there are kids with no home, no shelter and the worst of it all, no LIFE. With your honest might you could help save a kid off the street and moreover, give meaning to the lives of many who have nothing in this life...We exist to champion the cause of these kids through sports. We however cannot do anything without your support. Your generous donation matters...it can save a life.
You can now Watch our Documentary here Glentoran Football TV ..more