Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has made a strong case to the National Football League (NFL), the global governing body in charge of American Professional Football, to establish an NFL Africa Academy in Ghana to unearth and develop talents in Ghana and neighbouring countries.
Dr Bawumia, who hosted a delegation of the NFL at the Jubilee House on Friday, stressed that Ghana, with a multi-talented youth, as well as being a peaceful and business-friendly nation, is well-suited for an NFL Africa Academy to develop talents for professional American football and also create opportunities for the youth.
The visit by the American NFL delegation follows a meeting in New York earlier this year between the Office of the Vice President and the NFL, which discussed potential and opportunities for the NFL to expand its operations in Ghana.
Subsequent to the meeting, the NFL has selected Ghana to host an NFL Africa Camp in June this year, to identify talents.