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Ghana water polo grows as sport looks for more diversity

Youth team players warm-up ahead of the Black star water polo competition held at the University of Ghana in Accra, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Prince Asante is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Water polo caps are displayed poolside during an Awutu Winton Water Polo Club competition at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Prince Asante is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Participants pose for a group photograph of the Black Star polo community at the University of Ghana during the Black Star polo competition in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Two teams play water polo during an Awatu Winton Water Polo Club competition at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Two teams play water polo during an Awatu Winton Water Polo Club competition at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Prince Asante is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Prince Asante, the founder of Ghana's Awatu Winton Water Polo Club, demonstrates swimming lessons to girls in a swimming pool at the University of Ghana ahead of a competition in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Prince Asante is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Young people play water polo at the University of Ghana in Accra, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Prince Asante is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Two girls sit poolside in swimsuits during an Awatu Winton Water Polo Club competition at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Prince Asante is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Prince Asante, the founder of Ghana's Awatu Winton Water Polo Club, shares tips with participants at the University of Ghana ahead of the Black Star water polo competition in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Prince Asante is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Prince Asante, the founder of Ghana's Awatu Winton Water Polo Club, oversees a training session in a swimming pool at the University of Ghana ahead of a competition in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Prince Asante is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Youth team players warm-up ahead of the Black star water polo competition held at the University of Ghana in Accra, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Prince Asante is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Water polo caps are displayed poolside during an Awutu Winton Water Polo Club competition at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Prince Asante is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Participants pose for a group photograph of the Black Star polo community at the University of Ghana during the Black Star polo competition in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Two teams play water polo during an Awatu Winton Water Polo Club competition at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Two teams play water polo during an Awatu Winton Water Polo Club competition at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Prince Asante is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Prince Asante, the founder of Ghana's Awatu Winton Water Polo Club, demonstrates swimming lessons to girls in a swimming pool at the University of Ghana ahead of a competition in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Prince Asante is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Young people play water polo at the University of Ghana in Accra, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Prince Asante is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Two girls sit poolside in swimsuits during an Awatu Winton Water Polo Club competition at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Prince Asante is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Prince Asante, the founder of Ghana's Awatu Winton Water Polo Club, shares tips with participants at the University of Ghana ahead of the Black Star water polo competition in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Prince Asante is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Prince Asante, the founder of Ghana's Awatu Winton Water Polo Club, oversees a training session in a swimming pool at the University of Ghana ahead of a competition in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Prince Asante is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Participants pose for a group photograph of the Black Star polo community at the University of Ghana during the Black Star polo competition in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Two teams play water polo during an Awatu Winton Water Polo Club competition at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Prince Asante, the founder of Ghana's Awatu Winton Water Polo Club, demonstrates swimming lessons to girls in a swimming pool at the University of Ghana ahead of a competition in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Prince Asante is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Two girls sit poolside in swimsuits during an Awatu Winton Water Polo Club competition at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Prince Asante is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Prince Asante, the founder of Ghana's Awatu Winton Water Polo Club, shares tips with participants at the University of Ghana ahead of the Black Star water polo competition in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Prince Asante is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Prince Asante, the founder of Ghana's Awatu Winton Water Polo Club, oversees a training session in a swimming pool at the University of Ghana ahead of a competition in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Prince Asante is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Youth team players warm-up ahead of the Black star water polo competition held at the University of Ghana in Accra, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Water polo caps are displayed poolside during an Awutu Winton Water Polo Club competition at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Participants pose for a group photograph of the Black Star polo community at the University of Ghana during the Black Star polo competition in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Two teams play water polo during an Awatu Winton Water Polo Club competition at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Two teams play water polo during an Awatu Winton Water Polo Club competition at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Young people play water polo at the University of Ghana in Accra, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Two girls sit poolside in swimsuits during an Awatu Winton Water Polo Club competition at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Asante Prince, the founder of Ghana's Awatu Winton Water Polo Club, oversees a training session in a swimming pool at the University of Ghana ahead of a competition in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Youth team players warm-up ahead of the Black star water polo competition held at the University of Ghana in Accra, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Water polo caps are displayed poolside during an Awutu Winton Water Polo Club competition at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Participants pose for a group photograph of the Black Star polo community at the University of Ghana during the Black Star polo competition in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Two teams play water polo during an Awatu Winton Water Polo Club competition at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Two teams play water polo during an Awatu Winton Water Polo Club competition at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Young people play water polo at the University of Ghana in Accra, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Two girls sit poolside in swimsuits during an Awatu Winton Water Polo Club competition at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Asante Prince, the founder of Ghana's Awatu Winton Water Polo Club, oversees a training session in a swimming pool at the University of Ghana ahead of a competition in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Youth team players warm-up ahead of the Black star water polo competition held at the University of Ghana in Accra, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Water polo caps are displayed poolside during an Awutu Winton Water Polo Club competition at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Participants pose for a group photograph of the Black Star polo community at the University of Ghana during the Black Star polo competition in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Two teams play water polo during an Awatu Winton Water Polo Club competition at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Two teams play water polo during an Awatu Winton Water Polo Club competition at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Young people play water polo at the University of Ghana in Accra, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Two girls sit poolside in swimsuits during an Awatu Winton Water Polo Club competition at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Asante Prince, the founder of Ghana's Awatu Winton Water Polo Club, oversees a training session in a swimming pool at the University of Ghana ahead of a competition in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Youth team players warm-up ahead of the Black star water polo competition held at the University of Ghana in Accra, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Water polo caps are displayed poolside during an Awutu Winton Water Polo Club competition at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Participants pose for a group photograph of the Black Star polo community at the University of Ghana during the Black Star polo competition in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Two teams play water polo during an Awatu Winton Water Polo Club competition at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Two teams play water polo during an Awatu Winton Water Polo Club competition at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Young people play water polo at the University of Ghana in Accra, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Two girls sit poolside in swimsuits during an Awatu Winton Water Polo Club competition at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Asante Prince, the founder of Ghana's Awatu Winton Water Polo Club, oversees a training session in a swimming pool at the University of Ghana ahead of a competition in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Youth team players warm-up ahead of the Black star water polo competition held at the University of Ghana in Accra, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Water polo caps are displayed poolside during an Awutu Winton Water Polo Club competition at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Participants pose for a group photograph of the Black Star polo community at the University of Ghana during the Black Star polo competition in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Two teams play water polo during an Awatu Winton Water Polo Club competition at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Two teams play water polo during an Awatu Winton Water Polo Club competition at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Young people play water polo at the University of Ghana in Accra, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Two girls sit poolside in swimsuits during an Awatu Winton Water Polo Club competition at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Asante Prince, the founder of Ghana's Awatu Winton Water Polo Club, oversees a training session in a swimming pool at the University of Ghana ahead of a competition in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Youth team players warm-up ahead of the Black star water polo competition held at the University of Ghana in Accra, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Water polo caps are displayed poolside during an Awutu Winton Water Polo Club competition at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Participants pose for a group photograph of the Black Star polo community at the University of Ghana during the Black Star polo competition in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Two teams play water polo during an Awatu Winton Water Polo Club competition at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Two teams play water polo during an Awatu Winton Water Polo Club competition at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Young people play water polo at the University of Ghana in Accra, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Two girls sit poolside in swimsuits during an Awatu Winton Water Polo Club competition at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Asante Prince, the founder of Ghana's Awatu Winton Water Polo Club, oversees a training session in a swimming pool at the University of Ghana ahead of a competition in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Youth team players warm-up ahead of the Black star water polo competition held at the University of Ghana in Accra, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Water polo caps are displayed poolside during an Awutu Winton Water Polo Club competition at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Participants pose for a group photograph of the Black Star polo community at the University of Ghana during the Black Star polo competition in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Two teams play water polo during an Awatu Winton Water Polo Club competition at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Two teams play water polo during an Awatu Winton Water Polo Club competition at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Young people play water polo at the University of Ghana in Accra, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Two girls sit poolside in swimsuits during an Awatu Winton Water Polo Club competition at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Asante Prince, the founder of Ghana's Awatu Winton Water Polo Club, oversees a training session in a swimming pool at the University of Ghana ahead of a competition in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Youth team players warm-up ahead of the Black star water polo competition held at the University of Ghana in Accra, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Water polo caps are displayed poolside during an Awutu Winton Water Polo Club competition at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Participants pose for a group photograph of the Black Star polo community at the University of Ghana during the Black Star polo competition in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Two teams play water polo during an Awatu Winton Water Polo Club competition at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Two teams play water polo during an Awatu Winton Water Polo Club competition at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Young people play water polo at the University of Ghana in Accra, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Two girls sit poolside in swimsuits during an Awatu Winton Water Polo Club competition at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Asante Prince, the founder of Ghana's Awatu Winton Water Polo Club, oversees a training session in a swimming pool at the University of Ghana ahead of a competition in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Youth team players warm-up ahead of the Black star water polo competition held at the University of Ghana in Accra, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Water polo caps are displayed poolside during an Awutu Winton Water Polo Club competition at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Participants pose for a group photograph of the Black Star polo community at the University of Ghana during the Black Star polo competition in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Two teams play water polo during an Awatu Winton Water Polo Club competition at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Two teams play water polo during an Awatu Winton Water Polo Club competition at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Asante Prince, the founder of Ghana's Awatu Winton Water Polo Club, demonstrates swimming lessons to girls in a swimming pool at the University of Ghana ahead of a competition in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Young people play water polo at the University of Ghana in Accra, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Two girls sit poolside in swimsuits during an Awatu Winton Water Polo Club competition at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Asante Prince, the founder of Ghana's Awatu Winton Water Polo Club, shares tips with participants at the University of Ghana ahead of the Black Star water polo competition in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Asante Prince, the founder of Ghana's Awatu Winton Water Polo Club, oversees a training session in a swimming pool at the University of Ghana ahead of a competition in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Former water polo pro Asante Prince is training young players in the sport in his father's homeland of Ghana, where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)
Ghana water polo grows as sport looks for more diversity