11/06/2026
Just minutes until the dream begins.
🏆 Just minutes until the World Cup.
👀 Just minutes until the world sees them.
The Official Right to Dream page. Over the last twenty years, Right to Dream has grown into one of the continent’s leading football academies.
There are currently 95 boys and girls from across West Africa on full scholarship at the Academy. Our talent development model is comprised of three core areas – football, education and character – and our students have the opportunity to access two main graduate pathways: professional football or student-athlete scholarships to the US and UK. Over the last decade, we have produced over 30 profess
11/06/2026
Just minutes until the dream begins.
🏆 Just minutes until the World Cup.
👀 Just minutes until the world sees them.
10/06/2026
“I felt like I was coaching Messi in Ghana.” 🇬🇭🇦🇷
That’s how coach Addo remembers a young Ernest Nuamah.
When Ernest joined Right to Dream at 13, nobody knew where the journey would lead.
Not to FC Nordsjælland 🇩🇰
Not to Lyon 🇫🇷
Not to the Black Stars 🇬🇭
Not to the 🌍
But the people who knew him then remember the same things.
A player driven to keep moving forward ⚡
And a student who never stopped pushing himself 📚
Long , the talent was obvious. The drive behind it was too ✨
Michael Essien's first World Cup was in 2006. 🇬🇭
Caleb Yirenkyi was born in 2006. 👶
20 years later, the two-time World Cup player sits down with Ghana's youngest 2026 FIFA World Cup squad member to reflect on Caleb's journey to football's biggest stage. 🌍
From arriving at Right to Dream at just 9 years old to signing his first pro contract with FC Nordsjælland and earning a place with the Black Stars, Caleb's story started long ⭐
Through old photos, memories, and honest conversation, Essien and Caleb revisit the moments, people, and experiences that shaped Caleb into the player and person he is today. 🎙️
🎥 Watch Before The World Watched | Caleb Yirenkyi ft. Michael Essien
https://youtu.be/r3rOILZpKHQ
06/06/2026
He’s 24 years old. And he’s already heading to his second World Cup. 🌍🇬🇭
That’s how most people know Kamaldeen Sulemana.
But it’s only part of the story.
Long , Kamaldeen was already a player who preferred writing his own script. ⚡
A student who went all in on the things he loved. 📚
A winger who believed he could beat anyone.💨
And a young man who learned that talent matters, but patience does too. 🌱
Long , the signs were already there. 👀
05/06/2026
He’s an AFCON winner. 🏆 🇨🇮
He’s World Cup-bound. 🌍
But that’s not what the people who knew him first remember most about him.
This is Simon Adingra’s story
For them, Simon was always smiling. 😊
Always learning. 📚
And always looking to improve. 🌱
Long , Simon knew exactly what he wanted.
And he was willing to do the work to get there 🎯
04/06/2026
Ghana's youngest World Cup squad member who spent his free time building robots. 🤖🇬🇭
Meet Caleb Yirenkyi. ✨
Most people will see the player.
What they won't see is the student who spent extra time in the robotics lab. 📚
The young man who stayed behind to pick up the cones. ⚽️
The teammate who led by example without asking for recognition. 🤝
Long , the qualities that brought him here were already taking shape. 🌱
03/06/2026
Before the world watched 👀
02/06/2026
Eight graduates. Four countries. One destination. 🇬🇭 🇨🇮 🇳🇴 🇸🇪
The 🌍
Before the world watched...
They were students. 📚
Teammates. 🤝
Dreamers. ✨
Today, they're World Cup players.
The stories behind their journeys are years in the making. ⏳
Follow the journeys
The pathway works. 🔥
From double champions in Egypt to another cup final in Denmark, this month showed what’s possible when talent, opportunity, and belief come together.😍
On the pitch.
In the classroom.
And at every stage in between.
Big achievements. Bigger journeys.
29/05/2026
In every duel, there is a lesson.
Strength.
Focus.
Courage.
We end the week fighting for every moment.