Sprite Basketball Clinic: Can basketball become a national sport in Ghana like football is?
NBA Star Chris Bosh will be in Ghana from today July 10 – 14 the 2014 the Sprite Basketball Clinic scheduled to take place in Accra and Cape Coast.
Miami Heat star Chris Bosh will visit Ghana for the first time on Thursday July 10 for the second edition of the Sprite Ball Clinic in the West African country.
Bosh, together with his wife and his team as well as key actors of NBA Africa will spend four days in the country where they will interact with promising basketball youngsters and impact his rich vein of knowledge on the players.
He will be the special guest of the American ambassador on Friday morning before he attends a scheduled press conference later in the day.
The visit of the NBA star has been hugely highlighted in the local media with expectations hitting roof top.
Ghana stands to reap massive promotional benefit from his visit and could serve as a springboard to catapult the sport into becoming the second most preferred sport in Ghana.
Basketball has been on the ascendency over the last couple of years and the visit of one of the finest basketball players in the country epitomizes the level of interest shown by the NBA.
The former Toronto Raptors ace will take the locals through several basketball drills at the Aviation Social Centre in Accra and the Adisadel College in Cape Coast on Friday July 11 and 12 respectively.
