Africa's football dreamers

非洲足球追梦人

The Documentary Podcast

2026-05-31

49 分钟
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Football is an obsession for many Ghanaians and a route to fame and fortune for a talented few – and it can be a gruelling journey for the children dreaming of stardom in the world’s top leagues. Against this backdrop, the country’s Right to Dream football academy aims to provide a safe passage to international game. Unusually, the school owns a number of top-tier clubs in Denmark, Egypt and the USA, which can act as stepping stones to the world’s top leagues, a path that stars such as Tottenham’s Mohamed Kudus and Atalanta’s Kamaldeen Sulemana have taken. But while as many as 50,000 children try out for the school, just a handful win scholarships every year. Justice Baidoo meets the talented dreamers who hope to become the next generation of African superstars, from 10-year-olds attending their first trials in rural villages, right through to those taking their first steps as pro footballers in Europe.
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  • Welcome to the documentary podcast from the BBC World Service.

  • My name is Justice Baidoo and this is Africa's Football Dreamers.

  • I'm standing just outside a local church in Domi Pilatu.

  • It's in the heart of Accra, Ghana's capital.

  • Right in front of me is about 20 young kids who are running around after a football

  • that is just about the size of a tennis ball.

  • So I want to have a bit of a play with you guys, right?

  • Okay, so let's go.