Dede Ayew and Richard Kingson, both players of the Black Stars of Ghana, have been formally out-doored as Brand Icons of Vodafone Ghana, a subsidiary of the World leader in telecommunications. The two iconic players were out-doored during the launch of the Right to Dream Academy football scouting road show event in Kumasi, last week end. Dede, who was physically not present extended words of advice and encouragement to the promising players who participated in the justify-your- inclusion exercise. Ms Nana Gymafi, a Vodafone Official, said in a press release copied to GNA Sports Thursday that “As icons of the Vodafone brand, the two famous footballers will leverage on their passion for the game to inspire other Ghanaian youth who have ambitions to play professional football”. They will also be icons of the Vodafone brand for some public events that Vodafone will organize to engage its customers, prospective customers and the general public. She stated that Dede Ayew and Kingson will appear at Right to Dream Academy events and other football events that Vodafone is affiliated with and will be involved in key Corporate Responsibility activities by Vodafone. Ike Cudjoe, Head of Corporate Communications at Vodafone Ghana, said “Vodafone has settled on Dede and Kingson because of their growing invaluable contributions to the Black Stars and their growing influence in world football. Their roles in helping the team go far in the last two major football tournaments, namely, CAN 2010 in Angola and the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, have remarkably changed the world’s perception about Ghanaian football.” Dede’s football prowess makes him a world class footballer. This became evident in the recently held World Cup in South Africa. He also led the under 20 team, the Black Satellites, to lift the youth World Cup in Egypt last year, the first ever by an African country.