Red Bull Ghana was a

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

ian professional football club and

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based in Sogakope,

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, which was founded in 2008 and abolished 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. Red Bull Ghana was relegated to Division Two in 2013. In August 2014 Red Bull abolished the academy and the club and it was merged with Feyenoord Academy to

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. Red Bull Ghana U17s lost 2–3 on penalties in the final of an International Tournament in Croix,

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Head coaches

* Daniel Heidemann 2008-2010 * Henrik Pedersen 2010 * Eelco Schattorie 2011–12 * Sipke Hulshoff 2012–14

Technical director

* Petrus In 't Groen 2010-2014

Notable former players

Abubakar Yakubu Abubakari Yakubu (13 December 1981 – 31 October 2017) was a Ghanaian footballer who played mainly as a defensive midfielder but also as a defender. Club career Born in Tema, Yakubu joined AFC Ajax at only 17, going on to remain in the Netherl ...

Abdul-Aziz Yakubu Abdul-Aziz Yakubu (born 10 November 1998) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a forward for Primeira Liga club Rio Ave. Club career Yakubu began his senior career Vizela it started in. He scored his first goal for Vizela in Taça de Portugal ...

* Gideon Mensah * Samuel Tetteh * Samuel Owusu * Felix Adjei *

Patrick Twumasi Patrick Twumasi (born 9 May 1994) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Israeli club Maccabi Netanya. He made two appearances for the Ghana national team in 2017. Club career Spartaks Jūrmala Born in Obuasi, ...

Lawrence Ati-Zigi Lawrence Ati-Zigi (born 29 November 1996) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FC St. Gallen and the Ghana national team. Ati-Zigi has represented Ghana at under-17 and under-20 levels. He has been to two Africa ...

References

Association football clubs established in 2008 Football clubs in Ghana Red Bull sports teams 2008 establishments in Ghana Volta Region Association football clubs disestablished in 2014 2014 disestablishments in Ghana {{Ghana-footyclub-stub