Basketball is a continuous creator of opportunities and not only in the most renowned competitions. It is a perfect way to learn about different lifestyles and even to help in studies. One of the many players who take advantage of these options is Reggie Agbeko (Kumasi, Ghana; 1992). The Ghanaian player is part of the current squad of the Amorebieta, but it is not his first experience away from home, far from it. Trained at the American University of Saint Louis, he made his debut as a professional in Denmark and then opted to play for LEB Plata, signing first for Albacete and then for Villarrobledo. This season he has taken a step forward by joining the Biscayan team and dreams of helping him reach the top. In that goal Today’s game (7:00 p.m.) on the Ourense court will be key, the duel between the two leaders of the competition.
Agbeko has not been slow to feel comfortable in Amorebieta. The results accompany and on the court he enjoys the team’s game and also with the zornotzarra fans. “I love the energy they have and how they support us, I feel that we cannot lose with this audience. They are one of the best hobbies I have ever had and we players appreciate it very much, “he says. Those good feelings and communion with the people also carry over outside of Larrea.” I love Basque culture. Everyone is friendly and they come to talk to you. Although it is difficult for me to understand, people try to teach me and there is a lot of respect and pride for the culture. It is something that I respect a lot, “he adds.
Amorebieta is the present of the current interior zornotzarra although in his life there are two places that keep a special meaning. Two sites that forged his character and made him grow both professionally and personally. “I love Ghana, it is my home, and also the United States, where I spend an important part of my life,” he says. The distance does not make him forget these places and whenever he can, he returns to enjoy the warmth of the home: “I go to Ghana every summer when the season is over and then I go back to the States to train for the next one.. Ghana is my home. It’s the family, the food, the culture, the music € I always miss him. “
Ghana is also the place where he discovered the sport. His options were soccer and basketball and “he wasn’t very good at soccer so I chose basketball,” he says. He started late, but his talent quickly blossomed. “Basketball is a little better now, but when I started it was tough. It is not very organized, there are no fundamentals and it is played with a more street style. That helped me to have certain skills and also hurt me because I did not develop the skills. fundamentals, “he remembers. Those first steps helped him take the leap and go to the United States to see another new reality, practically another sport. “It was shocking and everything was new for me. For example, I had never played in a pavilion, always on the street, and when I went to the United States it was the first time I played indoors. The floor was good, I could throw myself without problems € ‘ this is easy, ‘I thought, “he declares. In Saint Louis he completed the four years of training and even got to live the final tournament of the NCAA.
Ambition
“It has been a journey full of ups and downs, but I liked the process because it is what has led me to be who I am now,” says Agbeko. On this route, the current stop is Amorebieta and he aspires to do “great things” with the zornotzarra group. Another step towards a great goal. “I want to keep playing basketball and see how high I get. I want to play the best I can so when I retire I don’t have to look back and regret. I work on it every day and I always try to progress, “he says. This dream is something that does not remain only in his own person, he also wants to help the people of his country and that more young people can live a path similar to his:” After basketball I have always had the dream of going back to Ghana to help in the sport with whatever possibility I have. Any impact it might have on kids who have the same dreams as me would be amazing. “
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