Bundesliga legend Lothar Matthäus buys Ghana’s Accra Lions . Lothar Matthäus is a German football hero who has won the Bundesliga, the World Cup, and the Ballon d’Or, served as a television analyst, and now owns a football team after purchasing Accra Lions of Ghana’s Premier League.
Together with his business partners Frank Acheampong, a former Ghanaian international, and Oliver König, a former German player agent, Matthäus is eager to foster talent in West Africa and create a pathway for young players to Europe.
According to the 62-year-old, “Of course it’s a business model.”Ghana has always had tremendous talent potential, as evidenced by the national squad.
The Accra Lions were established in 2015 and are now ranked ninth in Ghana’s premier division; according to Transfermarkt, they are worth $2 million (€1.85 million), though it is unknown how much money Matthäus himself invested in the team.
The former Bayern Munich star remarked, “We want to introduce young players to Europe in a serious way and already well-trained. That is why we are likewise making investments in this training facility.
Bundesliga legend Lothar Matthäus buys Ghana’s Accra Lions
König, a Frankfurt player agent who had supposedly developed many relationships in West Africa, was one of Matthäus’ new partners and joined Accra Lions in January as chairman.
Ibrahim Tanko, 45, a Ghanaian who played for Borussia Dortmund and SCFreiburg and has worked as a scout and coach at Cologne, is a friend from the Bundesliga and König’s sporting director.
Acheampong, a 29-year-old player for the Ghanaian national team, is the third member of the ownership triangle and is now donning a Chinese Super League uniform. He has played professionally in Ghana, Thailand, and for Anderlecht, a top-flight team in Belgium.
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On Monday, Matthäus visited the club’s headquarters in Abokobi. “I met Oliver König and Frank Acheampong through friends a year ago, and they excited me about the project,” he said. We chose to become partners in this business as a result.
Matthäus has spent much time in Ghana as a legend and ambassador for the Bundesliga.
He told local reporters 1999 that Ghana is a football-loving nation and that the children he trained with agreed. The key to improving Ghanaian football in the future is to see players with good qualities and a passion for the game.
His time and mentorship investments in Ghana have now been followed by a monetary commitment that will pay off for anyone interested in European football.
