Vision
A future where football transforms every underserved community, breaking barriers to education, health and opportunity, while creating generations of empowered leaders who champion sustainable development.
About Forsports Foundation
Playing for a bigger goal
Football is where we start, but transformation is what we build. Founded in Sunyani, Ghana, Forsports Foundation uses sport as a vehicle for education, health, gender equality, and lasting community impact.
Our Story
From a football academy to a community development platform
Founded in 2005 in Sunyani, Forsports Foundation was established by Ghanaian-Irish social impact leader Christopher Forsythe as a community-based football initiative inspired by early engagement with Glentoran Football Club in Northern Ireland. What began as a grassroots effort to create access to football for disadvantaged young people gradually evolved into a structured academy providing coaching, mentorship, and safe spaces for children and young people in underserved communities.
From the outset, the work was shaped by a simple but persistent reality: access to opportunity is not equal. For many young people, sport became an entry point for structure, discipline, confidence, and belonging, particularly in environments where wider support systems were limited.
In 2014, the initiative formally transitioned into Forsports Foundation and was registered as a Non-Profit Organisation with the Department of Social Welfare in Ghana (Reg. No. D.S.W/6205). This marked an important shift from informal community activity to a structured sport-for-development organisation with a clearer long-term focus on social impact.
Today, the Foundation integrates sport with education support, health and wellbeing, gender equality, safeguarding, life skills development, and environmental awareness. Delivered in partnership with schools, communities, and local institutions, its programmes are designed to be inclusive, locally grounded, and responsive to real community needs, with a focus on creating sustainable pathways for youth empowerment and development.
2005
Grassroots beginning
A community-based football initiative inspired by Glentoran Football Club in Northern Ireland. Following his adoption by the late George Christopher Forsythe, Christopher moved to live in Belfast, where a simple request to Glentoran Football Club for end-of-season kits to take back to Ghana for young people to play with during school holidays became a defining moment.
2014
Foundation registered
The initiative evolved from a grassroots community football project into a more structured sports-for-development organisation, formally adopting the Forsports Foundation name. Building on years of community engagement and growing impact in Sunyani and surrounding areas, it was registered with Ghana’s Department of Social Welfare (Reg. No. D.S.W/6205).
Today
Integrated community development platform
Programmes now integrate sport with life skills, education, health and wellbeing, gender equality, menstrual hygiene education, environmental awareness, and sustainable water solutions — delivered in partnership with schools, communities, and local institutions, alongside international collaborators including KVMO e.V.
Vision & Mission
Our shared belief: every young person deserves the opportunity to thrive
We believe every young person deserves the opportunity to grow in a safe, inclusive, and empowering environment. Through sport and community engagement, Forsports Foundation works to create pathways for education, wellbeing, leadership, gender equality, and long-term community development across underserved communities in Ghana.
Mission
Forsports Foundation harnesses the power of sports, especially football to equip youth with life skills, education and economic opportunities. Through targeted training, mentorship and global partnerships, we build pathways out of poverty, aligning every pass, match and programme with the UN Sustainable Development Goals for measurable, lasting impact.
Our Ambassadors
Ambassadors championing youth empowerment through sport and community impact
Cole Auchincloss
International Youth Ambassador | ASL Class of 2027 | London
Cole Auchincloss is a student at the American School in London and has been passionate about football for over 15 years. For him, football has always been more than a sport. It has been a space for connection, healthy competition, personal growth, and daily discipline. Through football, he has built friendships across diverse backgrounds and witnessed firsthand how the sport unites communities.
His commitment to youth development was strengthened through volunteering at Westway Football Centre with Bloomsbury Football in London. Working with local children, he encountered stories that deeply impacted him. Some spoke about food insecurity, while others shared that they could not afford boots or basic equipment. The experience reinforced his awareness of the privileges he has enjoyed and inspired him to help create equal opportunities for others.
As International Youth Ambassador for Forsports Foundation, Cole advocates for inclusive access to sport as a pathway to confidence, belonging, and personal development. He believes football can provide a safe and positive environment where young people build friendships, develop life skills, and grow both on and off the pitch. Through his role, he is committed to supporting programmes that ensure children, regardless of background, have the opportunity to experience the transformative power of sport.
Afriyie Acquah
Sports Ambassador | Former Ghana International
Afriyie Acquah is a former Ghanaian international midfielder recognised for his energy, discipline, and leadership on the pitch. He began his football journey in Sunyani at the Glentoran Football Academy, now Forsports Foundation, where his talent was identified at an early age.
He went on to build a successful professional career in Europe, playing for clubs including Palermo, Parma, Sampdoria, Torino and Empoli in Italy, Hoffenheim in Germany, and Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya in Iraq. Internationally, he represented Ghana's Black Stars in major competitions, including the FIFA World Cup and the Africa Cup of Nations.
Today, as an Ambassador of Forsports Foundation, Afriyie Acquah supports youth development initiatives that promote discipline, opportunity, and long-term growth for young people in Ghana.
Our Framework
Aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Forsports Foundation work is aligned with key United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, ensuring that its impact extends beyond sport and contributes to long-term development for youth and marginalised communities across Ghana.
SDG 3
Good Health & Well-being
SDG 4
Quality Education
SDG 5
Gender Equality
SDG 6
Clean Water & Sanitation
SDG 8
Decent Work & Economic Growth
SDG 10
Reduced Inequalities
SDG 13
Climate Action
SDG 17
Partnerships for the Goals
Transparency
Annual reports and downloads
Join Our Mission
There is a role for you in the next chapter
Whether you donate, volunteer, coach, or partner with us, your support helps children and young people access safe spaces, mentorship, and opportunity.