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Danish dream academy

Dotted around Africa are a host of football academies. Some of these are altruistic, some are exploitative; some are well intentioned, some are starkly naive. And while some can boast of success, many ought to be shut down.

But none have made the dramatic impact of Right to Dream, an academy in Ghana that combines the identification and development of young footballing talent with a precious education that is intended not just to create future professionals but also leaders for society.

Such has been its success over the last two decades, founder Tom Vernon has been able to engineer

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