Dayories: Ball Is Home: 1x1

(M) Pack 01 (Episodes 1 to3) / (F) (S) Episode 1 - Ange Kouame

Moving from the Ivory Coast to Katipunan, Ange Kouame navigates cultural differences, language barriers, and homesickness to find another home on the hardcourt. Looking back on his childhood, he recounts how a spur-of-the-moment gift from his late father introduced him to basketball, and how his own desire to learn brought him to Ateneo de Manila University. The seven-footer shares his former struggle to communicate, living as a French speaker among Filipinos. He opens up about finding a second family in the Philippines, not only among his team, but with the Veloso family. Ange’s mentors express their desire to see the big man succeed beyond college hoops, envisioning a future for him in the NBA or the Philippine national team, Gilas Pilipinas.