The spherically shaped ball which is largely played with the hands and brutish sportsmanship, yet somehow is called football is not common in Ghana.
On April 25th 2013, Ziggy Ansah became the first Ghanaian born football player to be drafted onto an NFL team. he was drafted number 5. Drafts are common amongst American sports leagues. They are ceremonies where the worst performing teams get to pick the best performing athletes entering the professional leagues from college.
In soccer dominated Ghana, Ziggy’s story did not get the coverage it deserved. His news was for a few sports talk shows and obscure corners of newspapers, Ziggy Ansah’s story was not given the hero’s reception it deserved. American football is not a sport even 1/10th of our population understands.
On June 23rd 2016, a Ghanaian would again be breaching into a space for the first time. He would be in the game blessed with the memories of Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and Hakeem Olajuwon. He will be in the 2016 NBA Draft, his name is Ben Bentil.
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