Ashley Marnah: Meet The 3 Young Ghanaian Brothers Who Want To Be Professional Swimmers

• The most popular sport in Ghana is football and a lot of children hope to footballers in future
• That is not the story of the Ashley Marnah brother who want to be professional swimmers in future
• The three boys hope to compete in the Olympics and win medals someday for Ghana

When one mentions sports in Ghana, most people first think of football, the famous sporting activity before any other.

However, for the three Ashley Marnah brothers, the first thing that comes to mind is swimming, even though their father holds a CAF Licence D football coaching certificate from the Ghana Football Association.

Their father, David Marnah, said several people ask him why sports and not football. But he told Citi Sports that he allows his boys to choose what sport to engage in and only guides and supports them through it.

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Their father has never missed a training session or competition with his sons. The boys train at Burma Camp Sports Complex with the swimming club, GH Dolphins.

The three boys are called Jesse, Francis, and Lord.

The first of the three said he chose swimming over other sports to make it known to many Ghanaians. Meanwhile, Francis, the second son, said he is into swimming because of the privileges and travel opportunities. Lord, the last of the boys, explained that he loved watching his brother train and decided to join them.

The three boys want to be professional swimmers in the future, a choice their father supports and is willing to do all he can to see them succeed.

The coach of the brothers at GH Dolphins, Bernard Morrison, said the boys are determined, and he hopes they get even better to achieve their dreams of becoming Olympic swimmers.

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Ghanaian-British Yvette Tetteh sets record by swimming across Volta River

Meanwhile, Yvette Tetteh has become the first person to swim the full length of the Volta River in Ghana.

The Ghanaian-British lady did that to raise awareness on the country's growing contamination of water bodies.

Researchers from the OR Foundation, which supportsYvette's swim and advocacy against textile waste, were with her. They gathered water and air samples to investigate the causes of water pollution along the route.

Asamoah Gyan announces his retirement from football

Away from sports to soccer, Ghanaian football legend Asamoah Gyan has announced his official retirement from the game.

The revered striker shed tears as he announced his decision, he said letting go of something he loved and has done all his life was so difficult.

It was an emotional scene at the announcement. Meanwhile, social media users also celebrated him for a great career.

Source: YEN.com.gh