{"id":34538,"date":"2022-10-20T07:18:30","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T07:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=34538"},"modified":"2022-10-20T07:18:30","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T07:18:30","slug":"wafa-emerge-as-winners-of-the-dream-tournament-with-sebastian-arnesen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/wafa-emerge-as-winners-of-the-dream-tournament-with-sebastian-arnesen\/","title":{"rendered":"WAFA emerge as winners of The Dream tournament with Sebastian Arnesen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The West African Football Academy\u00a0 were crowned champions of the second edition of the of The Dream tournament with Sebastian Arnesen.<\/strong><br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The two day competition was held at the La McDan Park and hosted 6 teams that battled for the ultimate price.<\/p>\n<p>The participating teams were: WAFA, Attram De Visser Soccer Academy, Sporting club Accra, Academie Planete Du Togo, Krystal Palace Academy and ESA Select Side.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament was organised by DJB Empire in collaboration with Sebastian Arnesen, the former Chelsea and Man City scout.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE:<a title=\"GFA President, Kurt Okraku holds important meeting with Barca President, Laporta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/gfa-president-kurt-okraku-holds-important-meeting-with-barca-president-laporta\/\">GFA President, Kurt Okraku holds important meeting with Barca President, Laporta<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wafa won the tournament after beating Sporting Club Accra, 1-0. Michael Zuo won the man of the match award after an excellent display.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"34539\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/wafa-emerge-as-winners-of-the-dream-tournament-with-sebastian-arnesen\/whatsapp-image-2022-10-20-at-2-03-12-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-10-20-at-2.03.12-AM-e1666229202817.jpeg?fit=1024%2C702&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,702\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"WhatsApp Image 2022-10-20 at 2.03.12 AM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-10-20-at-2.03.12-AM-e1666229202817.jpeg?fit=300%2C206&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-10-20-at-2.03.12-AM-e1666229202817.jpeg?fit=788%2C540&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-34539\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-10-20-at-2.03.12-AM-e1666229202817-300x206.jpeg?resize=300%2C206\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-10-20-at-2.03.12-AM-e1666229202817.jpeg?resize=300%2C206&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-10-20-at-2.03.12-AM-e1666229202817.jpeg?resize=768%2C527&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-10-20-at-2.03.12-AM-e1666229202817.jpeg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Wafa presented a very strong side with the likes of Emmanuel Ofori Agyemang, Henry Oware and Emmanuel Intori all featuring for the boys from Sogakope.<\/p>\n<p>Emmanuel Oware was adjudged\u00a0 player of the tournament after some fantastic displays at the heart of defence for Wafa.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"34541\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/wafa-emerge-as-winners-of-the-dream-tournament-with-sebastian-arnesen\/whatsapp-image-2022-10-20-at-2-18-58-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-10-20-at-2.18.58-AM.jpeg?fit=828%2C780&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"828,780\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"WhatsApp Image 2022-10-20 at 2.18.58 AM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-10-20-at-2.18.58-AM.jpeg?fit=300%2C283&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-10-20-at-2.18.58-AM.jpeg?fit=788%2C742&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-34541\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-10-20-at-2.18.58-AM.jpeg?resize=300%2C283\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-10-20-at-2.18.58-AM.jpeg?resize=300%2C283&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-10-20-at-2.18.58-AM.jpeg?resize=768%2C723&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-10-20-at-2.18.58-AM.jpeg?w=828&amp;ssl=1 828w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>WAFA is currently in the division one of Ghana football after being relegated from the premier league last season. The academy boys are hoping to qualify to the premier league next season.<\/p>\n<p>Sebastian Arnesen and DJB Empire are hoping to organize more of such talents across the country to unearth talents and guide them achieve their dreams of becoming professional football players.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The West African Football Academy\u00a0 were crowned champions of the second edition of the of The Dream tournament with Sebastian Arnesen. The two day competition was held at the La McDan Park and hosted 6 teams that battled for the ultimate price. The participating teams were: WAFA, Attram De Visser Soccer Academy, Sporting club Accra,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34542,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8417,14057,10286],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-34538","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-ghana-football","9":"category-special-competition"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-10-20-at-2.22.58-AM.jpeg?fit=1024%2C666&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8jzHl-8Z4","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":34551,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/world-cup-black-stars-assistant-coach-george-boateng-to-join-bein-sports-as-pundit\/","url_meta":{"origin":34538,"position":0},"title":"World Cup: Black Stars assistant coach George Boateng to join beIN Sports as pundit","author":"Raphael Bannerman-Quartey","date":"October 20, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Ghana assistant coach George Boateng has accepted a deal to work part-time as a pundit for beIN SPORTS team during the FIFA World Cup slated for Qatar.\u00a0 The former Aston Villa youth coach joined the technical team of Ghana in March as together with others they helped the country qualify\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Featured&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Featured","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/category\/featured\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/George-Boateng-ahead-of-Brazil-game-636x424-1.jpg?fit=636%2C424&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/George-Boateng-ahead-of-Brazil-game-636x424-1.jpg?fit=636%2C424&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/George-Boateng-ahead-of-Brazil-game-636x424-1.jpg?fit=636%2C424&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":35577,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/wafa-youngster-henry-oware-joins-ligue-one-side-troyes\/","url_meta":{"origin":34538,"position":1},"title":"WAFA youngster Henry Oware joins Ligue One side Troyes","author":"Raphael Bannerman-Quartey","date":"January 5, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"West African Football Academy's defender Henry Oware has completed a January transfer move to Ligue One side Troyes. 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