WWE champion Kofi Kingston visits Ghana after 26 years, presents belt to President

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) champion, Kofi Kingston, has paid a courtesy call on President Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee House. He is returning to Ghana for the first time in 26 years.

During his visit to the presidency, he presented his WWE belt to the president of the land.

His visit is also part of the government’s “Year of Return” initiative, which is a major landmark marketing campaign targeting the African-American and diaspora market to mark 400 years of the first enslaved Africans arriving in Jamestown, Virginia.

African-Americans with Ghanaian descent are expected to return to the country as a means to boost tourism and ensure that Ghana’s hard-won pan-African reputation is not lost. Kofi said he considers his trip to Ghana as a unique opportunity for him to make a historic visit to Ghana at the height of his wrestling career.

“It’s been 26 years since I have been here in Ghana… and becoming WWE champion has been my dream since I was a child. I debuted in 2008, I never had a single title match for the WWE championship until WrestleMania 35. ”This has always been my dream. If I had won on my debut, it wouldn’t have meant this much. After eleven years (as a wrestler), I become WWE champion and this is the Year of Return out of all the years, so, I feel like everything happened for this moment and I’m so thankful that in coming here, I’ve been so welcomed. “Above all else, when I was a kid, this was what I wanted to do, it’s awesome that I was able to achieve my childhood dream but what’s even more important than that is for me to come back and inspire people who might be exactly where I was as a little kid watching, hoping to be something that I am living, breathing proof that you can be whatever you want to be. “I’m providing inspiration to people who want to do something but don’t know if they can do it. I’m here to provide inspiration that you can do it if you believe in yourself. So, I’m happy to be here to inspire other Ghanaians to go out and do great things in this world,” he said.

The 37-year-old professional wrestler will also be at the Manhyia Palace to pay homage to the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.