The importance of cultural diversity cannot be overemphasized that’s why many countries have opened their doors to migration in other to leverage on its benefits. Cultural diversity makes countries stronger and better able to compete in the global front. People from diverse cultures bring language skills, new ways of thinking, zeal and creative solutions to difficult problems and negotiating skills. Countries like the US, Britain, France, etc. are dominating in major sports because a good percentage of their sports men and women are from different backgrounds.
Olivier Nkamhoua
Photo from his Instagram page
20-year-old prolific University of Tennessee forward, Olivier Nkamhoua whose father is from Cameroon and the mother is half Scottish and half Finnish is one player who is flying multiple flags high in the United States. His father, Christian Nkamhoua came to Finland in the 90s and made impact in the Finnish basketball league. His last team was Visa-Basket in Finland before living for the UK where he lived for 11 years working for the UK government then moved to the US in 2017 with his son who needed to establish himself in the game of basketball.
Olivier who wears Univeristy of Tennessee’s number 13 jersey played for U20 Finn basketball. According to basket.fi, Nkamhoua only disappeared from the radar of Finnish basketball fans, but many still brushed their hair when the University of Tennessee announced that it had awarded a basketball scholarship to a Finnish player for the first time in its history. Instead of moving to the US university series on the modern traditional route directly from Finland, Nkamhoua followed his own paths.
Olivier with his teammates
Photo from his Instagram page
As the son of a professional basketball player, it must have always been clear that the road leads to basketball? No, his first sport was football. Nkamhoua started basketball at the age of eight at the Helsinki YMCA with his coach Eero Levä.
Parents from immigrant backgrounds needs to encourage their children in whatever sports they find themselves for posterity sake.
