Ghana Hoist Flag of Africa High at NFL Flag Championship in USA

• Ghana participated in the NFL Flag Championship
• The country was represented by Nima 2 School
• The Nima 2 School are the champions of Ghana

The Nima 2 School from Ghana participated in the NFL Flag Championship in Florida, USA.

The 2023 Ghanaian NFL Flag Accra champions did not only represent the West African nation at the competition in Orlando but the entire continent.

Team Ghana reached the semi-final, where they lost to eventual winners, Team Japan.

The NFL Flag Championship, which is the largest youth football league in the world, allows athletes between the ages of 4 to 17 years to develop their fundamental football skills in a positive, inclusive environment.

Over the weekend in Orlando, teams from Japan, Canada, Mexico, China and the United Kingdom converged for the youth tournament during the Pro Bowl Games.

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Ghana is fairly represented in the NFL, with Cleveland Brown's Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah and Brian Asamoah of the Minnesota Vikings the most popular names in the sport.

Asamoah met the Ghanaian team following their arrival in the United States, presenting the team with some sports gear from BeAuthentic. The middle linebacker also coached the team through their games as he inspired the young NFL players.

Despite finishing in the semis, Ghana produced a classy moment at the competition when they consoled the heartbroken Mexico players following their loss to champions Japan in the final.

Ghana, a football-mad country, has seen a gradual growth in the NFL sport following the back-to-back NFL Accra championship. Nima 2 School won the first and second editions of the tournament.

Their participation in the mini-tournament is expected to even draw more attention to the sport while some of the best players in the squad could earn a scholarship to continue their journey to the NFL in the USA.

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Nathan Mensah joins Charlotte Hornets

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Nathan Mensah became the latest Ghanaian basketball player to feature in the National Basketball Association league when the season begins today.

The 25-year-old will join a few but rich list of basketball stars to emerge from the football-mad West Africa nation when he plays for the Charlotte Hornets this season.

In the past Props Mensah-Bonsu, Ben Bentil and Amida Braimah were the Ghanaian players to play in the NBA, per basketball.realgm.com.