These African footballers are making educational investment on the continent

pulse-ghana admin 17:15 - 19 January 2018

Eto'o leads the way as African footballers in the diaspora invest massively in educational development and advancement

There are many African footballers in the diaspora who are making great investments in various sectors in their home countries from educational support to other social intervention programmes.

These investments help bridge the infrastructure deficit in the educational sector without putting any financial pressure on the governments.

The following football stars have made some great contributions to promote quality education on the continent.

Samuel Eto’o

The four-time African Player of the Year has announced plans to build a school in Cameroon’s northern region with support from donors.

His foundation has also provided 100 scholarships to an all-girls school in Sierra Leone.

Didier Drogba

Didier Drogba has built and inaugurated a new primary school in the village of Onahio Pokou-Kouamekro in Cote d’Ivoire.

The school is targeted at enabling children in a rural community to have access to quality education. The school is reported to have been partly funded by Nestlé and the International Cocoa Initiative.

The Ghanaian skipper unveiled a GH₵700,000 sports complex at his former school, Accra Academy in Ghana. The project is to help unearth football talents in the school.