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Can the next NFL superstar come from Africa?

The NFL has been holding an event on the continent. Will Africa field the next big name in American football?

The National Football League – NFL – touched down in Ghana recently, with their event called β€œNFL Africa: The Touchdown”.

At present, the NFL says there are over 100 players of African descent in the league.

But what’s a sport known as America’s game, which only has professional teams in the United States doing on the continent?

The American football league was in Accra scouting young African talent.

Could the next NFL superstar come from Africa?

Alan Kasujja has been speaking with two men who know much about this multi-billion dollar sport.

One of the men is a big name in the sport – former player Osi Umenyiora, a two-time Super Bowl winner with the New York Giants and was part of the team that recently travelled to Accra for the NFL event.

He first spoke to the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ’s Sport reporter Isaac Fanin about the game in general.

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