Veteran Ghanaian sports photojournalist Kwabena Ofori spent more than three decades documenting some of the world’s biggest sporting moments while helping to amplify African stories on the international stage.

Born on May 16, 1951, in Bisiasi, Ghana, Kwabena Ofori developed an early interest in photography and storytelling. He attended Kumasi High School before pursuing further studies that would eventually shape his career.

In 1975, he obtained a Diploma in German from the Hamburg Volkshochschule. His passion for photography later led him to London, where he obtained a Diploma in Photojournalism from the Winston Ingram Institute in 1986.