Akwasi Antwi
{{Short description|Canadian football linebacker (born 1985)}}
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|birth_place=Ghana
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|playing_years1={{CFL Year|2011}}–{{CFL Year|2012}}
|playing_team1=Calgary Stampeders
|playing_years2={{CFL Year|2013}}
|playing_team2=Toronto Argonauts
|playing_years3={{CFL Year|2014}}
|playing_team3=BC Lions
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|playing_team4=Saskatchewan Roughriders
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|import=no
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|Weight_lbs=250
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|CFLDraftedRound=4
|CFLDraftedPick=26
|CFLDraftedTeam=Calgary Stampeders
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Akwasi Antwi (born May 9, 1985) is a retired Canadian football linebacker. He was drafted 26th overall by the Calgary Stampeders. Antwi played CIS football with the Mount Allison Mounties.
Professional career
=Calgary Stampeders=
Antwi was drafted 26th overall (fourth round) by the Calgary Stampeders in the 2011 CFL Draft. He signed with the team on May 25, 2011.https://www.cfl.ca/page/transactions-may-2011 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924024545/http://www.cfl.ca/page/transactions-may-2011 |date=2015-09-24 }} Signed with the Stamps He spent two seasons with the Stamps amassing 28 special teams tackles and six regular tackles.
=Toronto Argonauts=
On April 8, 2013, Antwi was traded to the Toronto Argonauts in exchange for the rights to offensive tackle Daniel Federkeil.https://www.cfl.ca/article/argos-acquire-non-import-lb-akwasi-antwi-from-stamps {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923202359/http://www.cfl.ca/article/argos-acquire-non-import-lb-akwasi-antwi-from-stamps |date=2015-09-23 }} Traded to Argos He was released by the Argonauts on July 25, 2013.
=BC Lions=
Antwi was signed as a free agent by the BC Lions on February 27, 2014. He was released by the Lions on May 14, 2015.[http://bclions.com/article/lions-ink-canadian-duo Lions ink Canadian duo]{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
=Toronto Argonauts=
Antwi was signed as a free agent by the Toronto Argonauts on August 6, when he was added to the team's practice roster. Antwi was activated to the active roster on August 8, when he saw his first action with the Argonauts against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20141123160227/http://www.bclions.com/roster/show/id/4405 BC Lions profile]
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Category:Players of Canadian football from Ontario
Category:Canadian football defensive linemen
Category:Mount Allison Mounties football players
Category:Calgary Stampeders players
Category:Canadian football people from Toronto
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