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The first and current WWE African Champion, Kofi Nahaje Sarkodie-Mensah, under the pseudonym Kofi Kingston, paid a courtesy call Thursday to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee House in Accra.
The Ghanaian-born WWE champion, who visits Ghana after 26 years (1993), is in the country for a 4-day visit at the invitation of President Akufo-Addo. Born August 14, 1981, Kofi Kingston performs on the SmackDown brand and is a New Day member with Big E and Xavier Woods.
In his relations with President Akufo-Addo, Kofi Kingston expressed his gratitude to the President for inviting him to the Jubilee House.
Kofi Kingston, led by his mother, Ms. Elizabeth Sarkodie-Mensah, Deputy Permanent Delegate of Ghana to UNESCO, said, "I feel like a kid in a dream now." My mother talked a lot about you for a long time and is doing a lot of campaigning on your behalf in the United States.
"Thank you again for taking her on board, she is doing a great job to make her dream come true and it's thanks to you and your inspiration.Thank you for the work you do," said the professional wrestler. .
He said his childhood dream of becoming a WWE Champion, pursued for 11 years, had been motivated by the desire to make his country of birth (Ghana) proud.
He said that while most of his supporters in the United States of America did not know much about Ghana, his visit would certainly help to raise awareness of Ghana's greatness around the world. Kofi Kingston said that many African Americans wanted to return home and that the invitation of the president on their return was commendable. "The invitation makes them feel more comfortable and can not say that much."
Kofi Kingston's visit to Ghana follows the proclamation of 2019 "Year of Return", as Ghana seeks to consolidate its relations with friends and relatives, descendants of Africa in the Americas and the Caribbean .
For his part, President Akufo-Addo said his accomplishments over the past eleven years show how persistent, dedicated and disciplined he is. He was optimistic that Kofi Kingston's visit to Ghana would touch the hearts of young Ghanaians wishing to become champions in their respective fields.
President Akufo-Addo said that Kofi particularly encouraged him by saying that "you do not need to be a bodybuilder, a weight machine with big muscles to succeed in the fight, you can be as thin as you are to do it and it's encouraging for others too. "
The pursuit and determination of Kofi Kingston, said the president, "is a good role model for us and for our young people."
President Akufo-Addo badured him of the support of the 30 million Ghanaians who strongly supported him. "Twenty-six years old, it's long and I guess it will not be another 26 years before you come back."
Source: ISD (Rex Mainoo Yeboah)
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