Exclusive Photos and Vid: NBA star Chris Bosh arrives in Ghana for Basketball Clinic

By Ameyaw Debrah | July 10, 2014 0 Comments

Former Miami Heat star Chris Bosh, has arrived in Accra ahead of the second edition of the Sprite Ball Clinic on Thursday July 10. The NBA star arrived at the Kotoka International Airport on Thursday afternoon and will spend five days in Ghana interacting with players and officials in the continuation of the promotional drive. Chris was excited to be in Ghana and hopeful that his visit would impact Basketball in Ghana positively. He was met on arrival by the Ghanaian press and some screaming fans, while his imposing height left onlookers stunned.
The 30-year-old is joined by a delegation from NBA Africa,and together they will have discussions with the Ghana Basketball Association, participate in player clinics and familiarize themselves with the current status of the growing sport in the country. The visit hopes to inspire the basketball community to pursue excellence on the court and other field of endeavours.
The first session will take place on Friday July 11 at the Aviation Social Centre in Accra from 1pm where players drawn from the Greater Accra region will have the NBA Africa team along with Chris Bosh to impart them with more NBA knowledge and tips. All roads leads to Cape Coast on the following Saturday for a similar exercise at Adisadel College to assess the level of shared knowledge.
The two-day event forms part of a screening exercise to select a player to represent the country at the 2014 Basketball Without Borders programme in South Africa in August this year. Talented Ghanaian youngster Philip Osafo, who attended Kings College in Kumasi, participated in the annual event last year after impressing during the maiden edition of the Sprite Ball Clinic in Ghana.

This visit is made possible by the collaborative effort of Coca- Cola Company, NBA Africa, the Ghana Basketball Association and enabled by Rite Multimedia.