Lothar Matthaus, a former Germany captain, has become a co-owner of Accra Lions FC, a Ghana Premier League club.
Matthaus joined forces with two other partners, Frank Acheampong and Olivier Konig, to invest in the club.
On Wednesday in Accra, the former midfielder, who captained Germany’s World Cup-winning squad in 1990, was unveiled alongside the other investors.
“Of course it’s a business model. Ghana has always had huge potential in terms of talent, and you can see that in the national team,” Matthaus said, as quoted by Bild.
“We want to bring young players to Europe in a serious way and already well-trained. That’s why we’re also investing in the training ground here.”
Accra Lions are in their second season since being promoted to the Ghanaian topflight and remain one of the most exciting sides in the country.