On the second episode of "FOOTY EDITION," which is episode 36 of the show, I was joined by professional footballer for 2x Canadian Premier League champion Forge FC...Kwame Awuah! Forge has been the only championship team since the CPL's inaugural season in 2019.
Awuah played for the UConn Huskies where he played as a left back, a center midfielder, and a left winger. He won many awards during his time there, including being selected to the American Athletic Conference First Team multiple times. Kwame played youth soccer in Ontario and with an academy team, Sigma FC, where he was coached by Bobby Smyrniotis, who now also coaches the reigning CPL champs.
Before coming to Hamilton to play with Forge, Awuah was drafted by former French National Team legend Patrick Vieira, who was the coach for New York City FC, at the 2017 MLS SuperDraft, sixteenth overall. He played with legends in the likes of Spanish sensation David Villa and Italian legend who is the current manager of Juventus in Serie A, Andrea Pirlo.
Awuah also represented Canada when he was called up to the Canada U23's by new national team manager Octavio Zambrano in March 2017 for some friendlies. Then manager Zambrano called him up to the senior team on May 6, 2017 for a camp and the provisional squad for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
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