American football with the help of the NFL will be globally played. They are soon to set foot in the United Kingdom and also make a return to Mexico City in the course of this year. The NFL association has hopes to extend the American football to Germany in 2017 and in China in 2018. ZiggyAnsah who is from Ghana also has hopes in extending the NFL in Africa. He spoke through the Detroit Lions’ official website where he said that he would love to see one of the NFL games played in Africa. He also stated that Africa has a lot of potential and that one day the NFL would be played on the African soil.
The British colonialism introduced soccer playing to Africa in the 19th century. It was spread through mission schools, military forces and railways. Football has become very popular with 15 energetic NFL players having links to Africa. Christian Okoye who is known as the Nigerian Nightmare and a former Kansas City Chiefs power runner was the first player to ever represent Africa in the NFL. He became known as an inspiration to many young African athletes in 1980. ZiggyAnsah confessed that there were very many Africans participating in the NFL games. He also said that the game was quickly growing in Africa as there were very many young people interested in learning to play the game.
ZiggyAnsah also stated that the young players coming from Africa were also interested in playing for NFL. There are 15 players who are listed to take part in the NFL and 35 more that are known to have experience in playing for the NFL. They are also believed to be from Africa according to the research carried out by NFL. However, it is unfortunate that the NFL is not yet ready to hold a game in Africa in the near future. Though, ZiggyAnsah’s dreams of the NFL being hosted in Africa might come to pass in the next generation if the interest in the game by Africans continues to increase.
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