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Ezekiel 'Ziggy' Ansah✓
Founder, Ezekiel Ansah Foundation
Akuapem, Ghana
Ghanaian former NFL defensive end (Detroit Lions, 5th overall 2013; later Seahawks/49ers). Runs the Ezekiel Ansah Foundation in Akuapem, developing youth through education and sports-talent identification. A founder/mentor figure for football’s growth in Ghana.
Ezekiel “Ziggy” Ansah went from Ghana to the fifth overall pick of the 2013 NFL Draft — a Detroit Lions defensive end who later played for the Seahawks and 49ers, and one of African football's defining success stories.
His Ezekiel Ansah Foundation in Akuapem develops Ghanaian youth through education and sports-talent identification — a founder and mentor figure for the game's growth across the country.
For young athletes on the continent, his path is the proof: the trenches are a global game. The LinePlay coach directory's world map tracks the programs building it, from Ghana to Germany.
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- What does Ezekiel 'Ziggy' Ansah coach?
- Ezekiel 'Ziggy' Ansah is a d-line coach based in Akuapem, Ghana — Ghanaian former NFL defensive end (Detroit Lions, 5th overall 2013; later Seahawks/49ers). Runs the Ezekiel Ansah Foundation in Akuapem, developing youth through education and sports-talent identification. A founder/mentor figure for football’s growth in Ghana.
- Is Ezekiel 'Ziggy' Ansah vetted by LinePlay?
- Yes — Ezekiel 'Ziggy' Ansah is a LinePlay-verified coach, reviewed by founder Coach Jay Freeman (34 years coaching the offensive and defensive line) or a regional captain.
- Who is Ezekiel Ansah?
- Ezekiel “Ziggy” Ansah is a Ghanaian former NFL defensive end — fifth overall pick in 2013 by the Detroit Lions, later with the Seahawks and 49ers. He runs the Ezekiel Ansah Foundation in Akuapem, Ghana.
- What does the Ezekiel Ansah Foundation do?
- The foundation develops Ghanaian youth through education and sports-talent identification, with Ansah as a founder and mentor figure for football's growth in Ghana.