Right to Dream beat Manchester United
Right to Dream Academy's U-15 team beat the youth side of Manchester United and Omiya Ardija to place an impressive ninth position overall at the just-ended World Finals of the Manchester Premier Cup in Manchester England.
The Ghanaian U-15s finished third in Group B after losing 0-2 to AC Milan in their last group game, having earlier started their campaign on a blistering note, beating Shandong Luneng 9-0, drawing 1-1 with Croatian side Dynamo Zagreb, and drawing goalless with Boca Juniors later.
Despite missing out on a place in the knockout stage, Umar Kenya's boys showed great character in the placement matches to beat host club, Manchester United 3-0 before defeating Japanese side Omiya Ardija 1-0 to gain a spot within the top 10.
Right to Dream’s group B rivals, Dinamo Zagreb and AC Milan eventually qualified for the finals of the tournament, with Dinamo beating the Italian giants 2-1 at Old Trafford's 'Theatre of Dreams' to become 2013 Manchester United Premier Cup champions of the world.
Meanwhile, Africa’s other representative at the tournament, South Africa’s Rosina Sedibane, took the 19th position after beating Onehunga Sports from New Zealand 2-0.
Right to Dream still hold the record as the most successful African Under-15 football team in recent years by achieving four top eight finishes in the Premier Cup.
Over 8,000 teams participated in the qualifiers for the World Finals of the Manchester Premier Cup, with only 20 teams securing qualification to the finals.
