Borussia Dortmund Legends team on tour in Ghana

The squad of BVB greats arrived in the capital Accra on Wednesday and was met by hundreds of fans wishing to get a glimpse of their heroes, including Roman Weidenfeller, Jan Koller, Dede, Kevin Großkreutz and Ghana's own Ibrahim Tanko.

It's the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic that the Borussia Legends have been able to tour, having previously played in the likes of Brazil, Thailand and Hong Kong.

The ex-stars have been going around the country, which has produced six former BVB players in Tanko, Otto Addo, Kevin-Prince Boateng, Matthew Amoah, Yahaya Mullam and Bashiru Gambo.

In fact, Addo - who made just shy of 100 appearances for Die Schwarzgelben - will be leading the Black Stars to the 2022 FIFA World Cup after masterminding a play-off victory over arch-rivals Nigeria.

"Borussia Dortmund has been able to sign some excellent footballers from Africa in recent decades, like Otto Addo - who still works as a youth coach at BVB - Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Victor Ikpeba, Ibrahim Tanko and Mo Zidan. We're excited to be able to excite many of our fans with our visit to Africa," said club managing director Carsten Cramer.

The climax of the four-day tour is a fixture against a team of Ghanaian legends, captained by three-time African Player of the Year Abedi Pele, at the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday (kick-off 7.45pm CEST). The African Giants also include ex-Bundesliga players Samuel Kuffour and Charles Akonnor, as well as former international Asamoah Gyan.

The match will be streamed live in Dortmund's YouTube, Twitch and Facebook channels. Bundesliga partner Star Times Africa will also be broadcasting the game.

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