Today CFC features running back from Etobicoke, Ontario Kingsley Amankwaa. Kingsley started playing football in grade 3 and 4 but it was not until grade 9 that he took the game ‘seriously’.
Kingsley Amankwaa
Running back
Teams:
Michael Power / St. Joseph (high school)
Etobicoke Eagles (OVFL)
Class 2012
Commitment: None
Consideration:
McMaster, Queens, Toronto, Guelph, Saint Francis Xavier
Kingsley started his football with the Etobicoke Eagles organization. He played lineman in the early years but switched to slot back / outside linebacker in grade 9. In grade 10 he became a running back, a position he has played ever since. In 2008-2009 he was MVP at Michael Power and in 2009-2010 he was offensive MVP. In 2010 he was an OVFL all-star and West conference champion. In 2011 he was a GTA rising star.
His most memorable football experience are actually two experiences. “My 2010 High school game against Central Tech where I had 5 touchdowns or when my first carry as a running back went for a 50 yard touchdown in a Jamboree game.”
The most influential people in his football career and life “have to be all my coaches that have always pushed me to get to my full potential and especially my high school coach Mr Delmastro who is always encouraging me to take things such as school seriously and always providing new ways for me to be better as a player and person. Also my parents, who don’t know much about football but know I love the sport. They are always there supporting me even if they cant make it to the games.”
Basketball use to be Kingsley’s top sport but once he started playing football in high school he knew that was the game for him.
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