President John Dramani Mahama has invited British-Nigerian boxing star Anthony Joshua to take up Ghanaian citizenship and turn into the continent’s boxing ambassador throughout a gathering on the presidential palace.
The previous world heavyweight champion was visiting Accra for the Legacy RISE Sports activities: Battle of the Beasts boxing occasion organised by the president’s son Sharaf Mahama, when he met with President Mahama on the Jubilee Home.
President Mahama was clearly impressed by Joshua’s visit and provided him citizenship due to his boxing success and hyperlinks to the nation.
The President made Joshua Ghana’s boxing ambassador for Africa and instructed him the nation was now his house.
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‘Ghana is your second house’
President Mahama spoke about his son Sharaf’s love of sport, which led to Legacy Sports activities being arrange. “I consider we will increase future world champions,” President Mahama mentioned, as he named Joshua as Ghana’s boxing ambassador for Africa.
In a relaxed second, the president instructed Joshua:
Ghana is your second house, in order for you a passport, we’ll gladly offer you one.
Joshua mentioned visiting Ghana for the boxing occasion wasn’t initially deliberate however he could not say no due to Ghana’s sturdy boxing custom. He mentioned:
I am amazed by the tradition and reception I’ve obtained since coming to Ghana.
He praised President Mahama’s plans to enhance Ghana’s sports activities and mentioned he would assist them.
Joshua additionally revealed he was getting concerned in enterprise that might “join Africa to the world.”
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Joshua loved his time in Ghana, spending time with the President’s household and receiving an expensive motorbike gift from his brother and enterprise mogul Ibrahim Mahama.
