Her grandfather said no. Now he tells her, “You can do it.”

At nine, Joanita Borteye thought table tennis was for boys. Her grandfather did not want her to play. Five years later, the 14-year-old from Nungua is preparing to represent Ghana at the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, with the man who once opposed her dream now cheering her on.

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Her grandfather said no. Now he tells her, “You can do it.”












At nine, Joanita Borteye thought table tennis was for boys. Her grandfather did not want her to play. Five years later, the 14-year-old from Nungua is preparing to represent Ghana at the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, with the man who once opposed her dream now cheering her on.
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