SAFO-ANTWI Sean

General
COMPETING FOR GHANA
Born in England to Ghanaian parents, he initially represented Great Britain at international level before switching his sporting allegiance to Ghana in 2016. "I've been brought up by a Ghanaian family and it made sense to try and firstly become good enough to compete for the country and then secondly qualify. Once I believed I was good enough the decision was easy. My whole house is Ghana. My mum talks to me all day, everyday in Twi [language in Ghana]. I don't speak the language fluently but I do understand it and can articulate myself when I need to. I'm British but the blood that runs through me is Ghanaian. There isn't anything about the culture that I'm not aware of and if there is, I'll learn it quickly. When I met my teammates for the first time it was all love, it was the first time I had met a lot of them and they showed me why it was the right decision to be a part of Team Ghana. It was a brotherhood. I can't say it was like that with Team GB. That's something that will stay with me forever. Being accepted in that manner was humbling. Being a part of it all also made my mum proud." (makingofchamps.com, 11 Mar 2016; theguardian.com, 09 Mar 2016; ghanaweb.com, 10 Mar 2017)