Sally Manaf
Ghana Talent Development & Club Pathways
Ghanaian football executive and White Wolves FC founder bringing grassroots talent identification, club leadership and direct international pathway experience.
Experience that strengthens the network.
Football executive and founder of White Wolves FC, contributing grassroots knowledge, player development experience and direct understanding of the Ghanaian talent ecosystem.
Core expertise
- Ghana grassroots football
- Academy leadership
- Player identification
- International transfer pathways
- Local football networks
- NEXTGEN Africa operations
What Sally brings to NEXTGEN
- Provides trusted local intelligence inside Ghana’s grassroots football ecosystem.
- Helps NEXTGEN identify players through real club and community relationships.
- Adds practical transfer/pathway experience from Ghana into European football.
- Supports local logistics, communication and academy network growth for NEXTGEN Africa.
White Wolves FC
Founder, president and principal backer of White Wolves FC in Madina, Accra.
- Built a grassroots football platform focused on identifying and developing Ghanaian talent.
- Combines local club leadership with active international networking for player opportunities.
International player progression
Has been involved in pathways that moved Ghanaian youth talent into European football.
- White Wolves FC developed brothers Abdul Samed Sally and Yunus Sally, who progressed to Celta Vigo in Spain.
- Uses relationships with football professionals and agents to create international technical and player development opportunities.
Tournament success
Has invested directly in exposing players to international competition.
- Financed and led White Wolves FC to Dubai for the 2022 Ramadan Cup.
- The team won the tournament, adding an international competitive milestone to the academy’s development story.
NEXTGEN Africa, Ghana
Acts as a key Ghanaian representative within the NEXTGEN Africa talent development initiative.
- Supports local identification, academy relationships and the organisation of opportunities for Ghanaian players.
- Adds essential on the ground understanding of families, clubs, talent markets and logistics.
Public contact & social links
Advisors provide expertise and introductions but do not have decision making authority. Unless appointed in writing to another role, they are not trustees, employees, football agents or representatives authorised to bind NEXTGEN.