User:Iamkwameosei/sandbox

Kwame Osei was born in Ghana on December 10th 1984, he moved to Canada at the age of 4 with his mother to meet his father who already lived in Toronto. Kwame grew up in a area called Rexdale, which is an urban area filled with alot of drugs and gang violence. Growing up Kwame was involved in that life style, but fortunately through football he was able to forge a new path. Kwame attended Father Henry Carr Catholic Secondary School in Toronto, then went to Vanier College Cegep in Montreal in hopes of upgrading his marks so he could get the opportunity to play NCAA football in the USA. During that off season Kwame was recruited to several universities in Canada and the US. Kwame tore his meniscus in a flag football game, which then led him to stay in Canada and attend St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish Nova Scotia. At StFX Kwame was a key part of their football team the X-Men, he was a team captain for 3 out of his 5 years. Kwame Graduated from St.Francis Xavier with 2 degrees, Bachelor of Human Kinetics and Bachelor of Education.

After St.Francis Xavier Kwame was picked up by the Toronto Argonauts as a free agent. Kwame appeared in pre-season games but unfortunately he was released by the team. Kwame then accepted a job in Fort McMurray for the Catholic School Board. Kwame is currently a teacher at Holy Trinity High School in Fort McMurray and is the Head Coach of it's Varsity football team. Kwame's teams have won 2 championships in their league and consistently have had the top record in Fort McMurray. Kwame's extensive coaching resume includes the following:

Holy Trinity Knights 2013 - Present (2 Championships)

Fort McMurray Ravens 2014-2017 (League Finalist)

Fort McMurray Monarchs 2014-2017 (National Champion)

Zone 7 Bombers 2016 "Alberta Summer Game"

Football Alberta U16 (Western Canada Challenge Champion)

In 2014 Kwame Published his first book "If Not Me Then Who" which is a children's book aiming to impact pre-teens to be leaders and not followers, to understand that they have the power to conquer their environment no matter what challenges life brings. In 2014 Kwame and business partner Saleem Farhat started their clothing business Triumph Elite. In 2015 Kwame and his friend Dylan Elias Co-Founded Northern Elite Football which is a Non-Profit football organization that aims to mentor youth through football. Kwame is also an aspiring actor he has been in several commercials, and also a movie called They call me sirr  when he was 13 years old. In 2018 Kwame and his friend Dylan Elias were cast on The Amazing Race Canada 6 Hero's Edition. Kwame is a public speaker, he has had the opportunity to speak at various events all over Nova Scotia, Ontario and Alberta.