Red Bull Ghana

Red Bull Ghana

Full name	Red Bull Ghana
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
Home colours Away colours

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

• Daniel Heidemann 2008–10
• Henrik Pedersen 2010
• Eelco Schattorie 2011–12
• Sipke Hulshoff 2012–14

Technical directors

• Petrus In 't Groen 2010–2014

Notable former players

• Abubakar Yakubu
• Abdul-Aziz Yakubu
• Gideon Mensah
• Samuel Tetteh
• Samuel Owusu
• Felix Adjei
• Patrick Twumasi
• Lawrence Ati-Zigi
• Raphael Dwamena

See also

• RB Leipzig
• New York Red Bulls
• FC Red Bull Salzburg
• FC Liefering
• Red Bull Bragantino
• Red Bull Brasil

References

1. 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.
2. "Gomoa Fetteh Feyenoord now WAFA SC". Ghanaweb. Retrieved 17 January 2019.