Liberian Soccer Academy Wins Championship In Ghana



 by Jos Garneo Cephas

Two of Liberia’s (U-12 and 14) sides of the Assisted Care for Africa Children Impacted by Adversities (ACACIA) Soccer Academy, based at Buduburam Refugee Settlement has emerged the Central Regional Juvenile Soccer Champions in Ghana.

The Tournament was a Ghana Football Association (GFA/KJFA) organized Juvenile League was the first of its kind for a Liberian side to pick the championship.

The Liberian team only defeat suffered at the hands of Almighty Sovereign Academy of Kasoa in its first and home match.
The defeat served as a turning point and revived the Buduburam boys to return to action with wonderful and exuberant skills of Liberian soccer display.

The team played without defeat in their subsequent matches through the round- robbing stage, qualified hem to second position for the qualification to make it to the Top-four stage.

At the top-four stage/second phase of the tournament ‘ ACACIA at both levels (under 12 and 14), increased their soccer superiority and emerged as the over all winners with 30pts while Sovereign Soccer Academy came second with 24pts.

The Central Region Champions, ACACIA is scheduled soon to prove it status in ‘The Champion of Champions League’ to be held in Accra.
While in contention at the regional level, the two sides (U-12 and 14) of ACACIA, won a one-month’s special tournament, for Buduburam youth soccer teams alongside.

The tournament, which brought together several equally talented club sides at the Settlement, was organized and sponsored by the ACACIA’s Academy Management.
It was meant to keep the youthful soccer lords in form for the regional competition where they top also all.

Mr. Cal Afun, the Settlement Manager who took the kick off, encouraged the youth to take the football profession seriously and as well attach discipline to the career.