Absolute Peace launches Africa Dream project
Absolute Peace International (API), a non-governmental organisation, has launched a project aimed at sending 10,000 fans to the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia to support African teams during the tournament.
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The project, code-named Africa One Dream One Team One Mission (A1DTM), is intended to mobilise fans and supporters across Africa to cheer African teams to win the 2018 World Cup.
At the launch last Monday in Accra, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of A1DTM, Nana Osei Ampratwum, said they want to raise $150 million dollars to fund the project.
The funds, he said, would be raised with support from corporate bodies, the African Union and the Heads of State of the five African countries who would represent the continent at the 2018 World Cup tournament.
The Chairman of the project, Dr Toni Aubynn, in his address, said African countries had a very rich history in the World Cup,so it was time for the entire continent to present a united fan-base at the competition to ensure that the trophy was won by an African team.
"The project seeks to inculcate the spirit of friendship and togetherness among Africans on the continent, those in the diaspora as well as lovers of Africa,” Dr Aubynn said.