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EDITORIAL FEATURE - African Football Dreams
Chris Steele-Perkins
The story of Ghana’s grass roots football is one of a cash poor, talent rich local league where the seats are empty but the local bars are full of supporters cheering on their favourite English team.
The poverty of Ghanaian families drives them to push their boys into the sport, hoping to make it rich.
Footballers in the domestic league can make up to $200 a month but many young players have aspirations to follow in the steps of Ghana’s star player Michael Essien. They hope to head to the leading teams in Europe, where earnings can reach as much as $185’000 a week, over 14’000 times the average...
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Chris Steele-Perkins
2010
GHANA. ACCRA. 2010. The Cantonments Football Club play a match...
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GHANA. ACCRA. 2010. The Cantonments Football Club play a match...
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GHANA. ACCRA. 2010. Accra Hearts of Oak Premier League team....
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GHANA. AYENIAH. 2010. A two hour drive from Accra, Orphan Aid...
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GHANA. ACCRA. 2010. Players from the National Team - Black Challenge...
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GHANA. ACCRA. 2010. At Thema Stadium equipped with astroturf...
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GHANA. ACCRA. 2010. Community team from Sakumono Estate play...
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GHANA. . 2010. At Pram Pram, outside Accra by about 60km the...
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GHANA. ACCRA. 2010. Accra Hearts of Oak play Liberty at the Ohene...
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GHANA. ACCRA. 2010. Community team from Sakumono Estate play...
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GHANA. ACCRA. 2010. Accra Hearts of Oak play Liberty at the Ohene...
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GHANA. ACCRA. 2010. A local community team play in the morning...
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GHANA. ACCRA. 2010. The Cantonments Football Club play a match...
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GHANA. ACCRA. 2010. Epo's Bar shows football on various televisions...
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GHANA. ACCRA. 2010. Kadril Amed won Player of the Match award...
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GHANA. ACCRA. 2010. Accra Hearts of Oak administartive manager,...
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