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.
[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.