How a British boxing champ returned to his Ghanaian roots on an English chicken farm
From Ghana to Britain, boxing to chicken farming – the story of Francis Ampofo’s success.
From Ghana to Britain, boxing to chicken farming – the story of Francis Ampofo’s success.
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