An ambitious initiative by retired NFL star and former New York Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora seeks to identify and polish young Kenyans with the potential to excel in American football. He is of Nigerian descent but born and raised in London but moved to the U.S in his teenage years where he began playing American football and played for the New York Giants. He believes that Africans have the natural talent, athleticism and prowess to succeed in American football whether in the US or the UK," Carew said. "I think there are certain aspects in which we are still short as far as NFL standards are concerned. We work with norms from the NFL because everything we have done here is what is done in an NFL combine when recruiting football players coming out of university.

Source: The Star July 22, 2021 21:00 UTC