{"id":608663,"date":"2019-04-18T19:29:39","date_gmt":"2019-04-18T19:29:39","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Thursday, 18 April 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>ghbase.com<\/p>\n2019-04-18\n\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghana-mma.com\/2019\/04\/73816229.29"},"modified":"2019-04-18T19:29:39","modified_gmt":"2019-04-18T19:29:39","slug":"kofi-kingston-the-ghanaian-born-wwe-world-champion-returns-home-after-25-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/18\/kofi-kingston-the-ghanaian-born-wwe-world-champion-returns-home-after-25-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Kofi Kingston, the Ghanaian-born WWE world champion, returns home after 25 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Thursday, 18 April 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>ghbase.com<\/p>\n<p>2019-04-18<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/73816229.295.jpg\" alt=\"Kofi Kingston  \" title=\"Kofi Kingston  \" width=\"295\" height=\"190\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Kofi Kingston<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Kofi Kingston, a wrestler of Ghanaian descent made history after beating Daniel Bryan on Sunday, April 7 to become a world champion for WrestleMania 35.<\/p>\n<p>Kofi Kingston who has been wrestling for the past 11 years and he became the second African American (following Dwayne \u201cThe Rock\u201d Johnson) and first native to hold WWE\u2019s signature title since it debuted in 1963 is set to return to Ghana after his historic win.<\/p>\n<p>Kofi made this declaration on Instagram last night.<\/p>\n<p>Posting a video which his mother sent to him of his uncle and the general population in Techiman watching him win the WWE title at Wrestlemania, he revealed that he was touched by the love shown to him and will be heading to Ghana soon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy mom sent me this video clip from the small town of Techiman in Ghana. Last Sunday, my uncle had a gathering at his house where the townspeople could watch Wrestlemania.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn seeing this, I am overcome with pride and joy. I\u2019m still blown away by how many lives we touched. This video is a reminder of why we do what we do: to lift spirits and inspire others. I am so grateful to be in a position to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast time I was in Ghana was in 1994. I think it might be time to go back and visit\u2026\u201d Kofi Kingston captioned alongside the video.<\/p>\n<p>Kingston was born in Kumasi on August 14, 1981, to Elizabeth and Kwasi Sarkodie-Mensah. He was christened Kofi Nahaje Sarkodie-Mensah. He moved with his family to the United States and eventually settled in the greater Boston. Kofi had a brother, Kwame, and a sister Nana Akua, who passed away in 2015.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BwP8mjPFQVt\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><\/blockquote>\n<p>He is also a member of The New Day along with Big E and Xavier Woods.<\/p>\n<p>Kofi Kingston is married to an actress, Kori Campfield and the couple have two sons, Khi and Orion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"http:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sports News of Thursday, 18 April 2019 Source: ghbase.com 2019-04-18 Kofi Kingston Kofi Kingston, a wrestler of Ghanaian descent made history after beating Daniel Bryan on Sunday, April 7 to become a world champion for WrestleMania 35. 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