Emmanuel Akah is an English-American offensive lineman of American football

American football

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 who is currently a free agent

Free agent

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 in the Arena Football League. He played college football

College football

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 for State University of New York at Canton

State University of New York at Canton

The State University of New York at Canton , is a public, coeducational, residential college located on a spacious campus along the banks of the Grasse River in St. Lawrence County, New York within the Town of Canton. Its northern location places SUNY Canton close to the Adirondack Mountains, the St...

 and Winston-Salem State University

Winston-Salem State University

Winston-Salem State University , a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina, is a historically black public research university located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. It is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund.Winston-Salem State has been...

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Akah was born in in London

London

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, England

England

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 and attended Tottenville High School

Tottenville High School

Tottenville High School is located at 100 Luten Avenue, in Huguenot, Staten Island, New York. It is within walking distance of the Huguenot train station of the Staten Island Railway system. Tottenville H.S. is in administrative district 31. The school’s current principal is John P. Tuminaro...

 in Staten Island

Staten Island

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, New York. He is of Nigerian descent and lived in Nigeria

Nigeria

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 from ages 6 to 8.

In 2006, Akah played for the Rhein Fire

Rhein Fire

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 and Frankfurt Galaxy

Frankfurt Galaxy

The Frankfurt Galaxy was a professional American football team that originally played in the World League of American Football and later in the resurrected NFL Europe. The team was based in Frankfurt, Germany and played in the Commerzbank-Arena, formerly called the Waldstadion.-History:In 1991, the...

 of NFL Europa. In 2007, he played with the Galaxy and spent time on the practice squad of the Kansas City Chiefs

Kansas City Chiefs

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 of the National Football League

National Football League

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. The 6'3" and 330 pounds Akah has played in the preseason games with the Denver Broncos

Denver Broncos

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 and the Miami Dolphins

Miami Dolphins

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, also started

Starting lineup

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 in the preseason game of Denver Broncos vs Arizona Cardinals

Arizona Cardinals

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