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Founded | 2002 |
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Founder | Jean-Marc Guillou |
The JMG Academy is a sports organisation and training company established by French international football player Jean-Marc Guillou.
Guillou had established Académie de Sol Beni in Abidjan in 1994 via a partnership with ASEC Mimosas. JMG Academy was established in 2002 following a disagreement between Guillou and ASEC over control of the Academy. [1]
The success of the academy in Abidjan saw JMG expand into other parts of the world. [2]
The company has nine academies throughout the world: Ivory Coast from 1994; Madagascar from 2000; Thailand from 2005; Mali from 2006; Algeria (in partnership with Paradou AC), Egypt, and Vietnam from 2007; Ghana from 2008.[ citation needed ]
The projects in Egypt, Thailand [3] and Vietnam [4] have all been assisted by Arsenal.
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