Giannis Antetokounmpo great-grandparent: Meet Charles Antetokounmpo

Publish date: 2024-05-15

Giannis Sina Ugo Antetokounmpo is a Greek-Nigerian professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association. Antetokounmpo’s country of origin, in addition to his size, speed, strength, and ball-handling skills have earned him the nickname “Greek Freak”.

Giannis Antetokounmpo was born on December 6, 1994 (age 28 years), in Athens, Greece and has always loved his roots and often brags about how much of a Nigerian he is. In recent news he spoke about how his family had to struggle when they first made it to Greece.

Giannis Antetokounmpo great-grandparent: Meet Charles Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo was born to Nigerian parents Charles and Veronica Adetokunbo right here in Greece. The couple had decided to come to Greece to seek a better life for their young family. Coming to Greece was a difficult challenge for them as they had to live behind their eldest son Francais back in Nigeria.

Francais had to stay back in Nigeria with his grandparents and they did great raising him. Since the family settled down Francais has reunited with his family abroad once again.

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