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Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about tennis . From my childhood days at the KNUST library—where I’d swap books for a racket to play with my brother Kofi and friends from Tech Campus —to watching my favorite tennis players win, I have always been a big tennis fan. Recently, I visited my cousin Nana Adwoa . Her husband was watching some tennis on DSTV and I struck up a conversation about tennis. Turns out he goes all the way to play tennis at the Accra Sports Stadium and is very much involved in the sport #inGhana . Tennis has always been a part of my #MightyAfrican identity. But as an analyst and a strategist, I have to be honest: the state of tennis in Ghana needs #MoreVim . We have the talent, but do we have the system? To build a powerhouse, we have to look at the game from the ground up—from the primary school playground to the ATP and WTA circuits. From Kumasi to Cambridge & Stanford: My Tennis Roots My journey with tennis started in the heart of Kumasi , on the ...

While my #MightyAfrican professional life is driven by a desire for a proactive and productive Ghana , my personal relaxation and inspiration are deeply rooted in the world of sports. Although football and basketball often dominate my public discourse, tennis is a sport woven into the very fabric of my history, from my childhood on a university campus to my social media life as a global sports analyst. For me, tennis is more than a recreational pastime; it is a lens through which I view community, excellence, and pride. From the KNUST Library to the Court: My Childhood Foundations in Kumasi My journey with tennis began long before I became a prominent social influencer. It started in the heart of Kumasi , Ghana , on the campus of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology ( KNUST ). This environment provided me with a unique blend of intellectual and physical stimulation. I fondly recall frequenting the university library, but not just for the standard academic reaso...