Ghana's Hijab-Wearing Female Footballer Sadat Anatu Enrolls In Navarro College In U.S.

• Northern Ladies FC's Sadat Anatu, who became the first Ghanaian lady to wear a hijab on the football pitch, has won a scholarship abroad
• For the next two years, Sadat Anatu will be studying at Navarro College in the United States
• Ghanaians have been excited at the news as many social media users took time off their busy schedules to celebrate the lady

Sadat Anatu, a young Ghanaian female footballer who went viral for becoming the first person to wear a hijab on the pitch has had a major academic breakthrough.

Akosua Adjei, a popular Ghanaian sports journalist at Ghana Television, posted the exciting piece of news on her verified Twitter handle.

According to her, Sadat Anatu who played for Northern Ladies FC obtained a two-year educational scholarship to further her education at Navarro College located in the United States of America.

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WE LOVE TO SEE : Northern Ladies player @sadat_anatu has gained a 2 year educational scholarship at the Navarro college in the USA," she posted on her handle, @Akosua__Adjei

How Ghanaians are celebrating the news

The news landed on the favourable nerves of a lot of Ghanaians who were on social media celebrating Sadat's achievement.

YEN.com.gh put together some of their comments which can be seen below.

@geraldBlind14 replying to @Akosua__Adjei and @sadat_anatu said:

Beauty check

Football check

Knowledge check

@seyram_10 replying to @Akosua__Adjei and @sadat_anatu commented:

Things we love to hear!!!!!!

@sadat_anatu All the best! Keep shinning!!!

@TindanaJames replying to @Akosua__Adjei and @sadat_anatu also added:

Awesome Good luck to her

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Meet GH man who was the 1st Black person to enroll at Centre College in the USA

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In an equally exciting publication, Nana Timothy Aye Kusi, a respected Ghanaian traditional icon, was the very first person of African descent enrolled at Center College, which is located in the United States of America.

As a report by the school's official website indicates, Kusi received his B.A. in economics/business administration from Centre in 1965, followed by his M.B.A. from Atlanta University in 1967.

Centre College is a private liberal arts undergraduate college with an enrollment of approximately 1,400 students in Danville, Kentucky, in the U.S.

Source: YEN.com.gh