Memphis student from Ghana attends his first American football game
Ben Agyemang attended the Memphis Tigers football game against Rice on Nov. 8. (Submitted)
When Ben Agyemang received the scholarship that would allow him to leave Ghana and study at the University of Memphis, it was a bittersweet moment.
It was an opportunity he longed for since he was in middle school, but being accepted meant he’d be traveling to a different country alone.
“When I got the scholarship, I cried,” Agyemang said. “Because I was like, ‘I’m leaving home. I’m leaving family.’ …I’m, like, basically on my own. When I got the scholarship, I was happy. But the thought of leaving home, leaving familiar people (and) having to start all over in a new land kind of scared me.”
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Frank Bonner II
Frank Bonner is the Memphis Tigers football beat writer. He is originally from Indiana but arrived in Memphis after spending two years in Tulsa, covering Oklahoma State football and basketball. He covered high school sports in Columbus, Indiana for two years before getting his Master’s degree in Sports Journalism at IUPUI. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in journalism from Indiana University.
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