NewzIn Ngleshie Amanfro, a bustling community in the Ga South Municipality, you don’t need to know his name to know him. At 7.0 feet tall, Ephraim Sincero Ma-c Saawa is impossible to miss. Trotro mates call him to the front seat.
Adults pull out their phones for a quick picture. Strangers on the streets from Amanfro through to Kasoa stop him to ask the same question: “How tall are you?” For many, that attention would be a burden. For Ephraim, it could be a destiny he cannot do away with.
The young Senior High School graduate wants to turn the curious looks into cheers in a basketball arena. His ultimate dream is simple but audacious: to wear the red, gold and green of Ghana, step onto the international basketball court, and bring home a trophy for his country. “I want to join Ghana’s national basketball team, compete in international tournaments and help win a trophy for the country,” he told MyJoyOnline in an interview that captures both his humility and his hunger.
Ephraim is not yet a household name in Ghanaian sports. He has no national caps, no league titles, no endorsement deals. But in Ngleshie Amanfro, he is already a local celebrity — the towering pride of the community whose physical gift many believe could become Ghana’s sporting advantage.
He comes from Nandom Piina in the Upper West Region, but his story is taking shape in Greater Accra. He completed Abakrampa Senior High School in 2025 in the Central Region, where he studied Business. While his mates were focused on football — the default passion in almost every Ghanaian second cycle school — Ephraim’s eyes were on the basket.
At basic school, he was a volleyball player. His height made him natural at the net. But by the time he got to Senior High School, his heart had switched courts.
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