Las Vegas Raiders linebacker Brian Asamoah II believes that flag football will grow faster than full-contact NFL-style football in Africa, but that the former can be a gateway to the latter.
Asamoah, who lived in Ghana for a year with his uncle around the age of 10, has been heavily involved in the NFL's talent-scouting in Africa since participating in a 2023 NFL Africa camp run by Osi Umenyiora in Kenya.
Among his efforts to grow the game, he has been involved in the scouting for Ghana's flag football team for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.