Founder of the Right to Dream Academy, Tom Vernon, believes that kids who do not pass the academy’s trials in Ghana would get into any academy in Europe, specifically the Real Madrid academy.
He made this revelation to Joy Sports in an interview, speaking about their criteria for admitting kids.
Many kids go through the trials of the now-famous talent factory, but only a few get selected for the free scholarship.
Vernon disclosed that their criteria are strict to the extent that they try to pick the best fit for their system.
“It's really tough. The first thing I'll say is that the kids who don't get in, let's say we take the top 20. The kids from number 21 down to, let's say, number 100 would get into any academy in Europe, any academy in Europe.
“You can take the guy number 100; we don't have space for him here. If he lives in Madrid, he'll be in the Real Madrid Academy, that's my view.
“So it shows how much is still to be done to serve the talent and the youth of Ghana.”
Founded over two decades ago, the Right to Dream Academy has been instrumental in producing notable football stars for Ghana’s national teams, including Mohammed Kudus, Majeed Waris, David Accam, Kamaldeen Sulemana, and Ibrahim Osman, recently signed by Brighton.