Ghana becomes first African country to benefit from NFL programme
As part of the initiative, 10 schools have been selected alongside trained teachers who will guide their students to play American Football, as extra curricular activity
The Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is optimistic Ghana will soon produce talents for the National Football League (NFL) in the next few years.
It follows the selection of Ghana to host and unearth players into the National Football League Academy, the first of its kind in Africa.
As part of the initiative, 10 schools have been selected alongside trained teachers who will guide their students to play American Football, as extra curricular activity, in a programme dubbed NFL Flag.
These schools, after 12 weeks of training, will compete among themselves in a special tournament by the NFL, and the winning school will take part in an international NFL competition in the United States
“Earlier today in Accra, I joined the National Football League (NFL) of the US, NFL legends and many young Ghanaians for an exhibition of American Football. The exhibition followed an NFL Africa Camp earlier in the week, which Ghana was selected to host, to unearth players into the NFL Academy,” Bawumia posted on Facebook.
“Continuing its faith in Ghana, the NFL, at the exhibition, announced it has selected 10 schools in Ghana and trained teachers from these schools this week, who will guide their students to play American Football, as extra curricular activity, in a programme dubbed NFL Flag.”
“Ghana is the first country in Africa to benefit from this NFL programme, and I am excited to see the commitment of the NFL to introducing and developing American Football in Ghana, following their assurances to me when I hosted a delegation of the NFL in Accra, subsequent to a meeting between my office and the NFL in New York.
Sports, like education, opens doors, and this investment by the NFL in Ghana will open doors for many young people, who will hopefully emerge as NFL professionals,” Bawumia added.
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