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NFL sees “really powerful” growth potential for football in Africa

this is a discussion within the NFL Community Forum; The NFL is holding its first talent scouting camp in Africa this week and the plan is for the trip to Ghana to be the start of a sustained effort to build a foothold on the continent. NFL International COO ...

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Old 06-24-2022, 11:22 AM   #1
 
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NFL sees “really powerful” growth potential for football in Africa

The NFL is holding its first talent scouting camp in Africa this week and the plan is for the trip to Ghana to be the start of a sustained effort to build a foothold on the continent.

NFL International COO Damani Leech said that the league would like to host events in Nigeria and South Africa, among other countries, in the future because of the potential the league sees to “grow and develop” the game. Current and former players like Osi Umenyiora, Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, Uchenna Nwosu, Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, Kwity Paye, Roman Oben, and Mathias Kiwanuka are helping to identify players who would be good fits for the league’s International Player Pathway or academy programs while also acting as proof of the kind of talent pool that exists across Africa.

Who's ready to go to Kenya or Nigeria for a game?

Shouldn't they grow the sport in South America first?
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