MLS youngster Gershon Koffie fits Ghana U20 bill

Published on: 23 February 2011

Ghanaian teenager Gershon Koffie is fit to fill the void in the Ghana Under-20 team should be denied foreign-based call-ups for next month's African Youth Championship.

The defending African champions risk losing key players who are fighting for first team places in Europe-Jordan Ayew (Marseille), Daniel Kofi Agyei (Fiorentina) and Palermo's Afriyie Acquah.

But the Vancouver Whitecaps' holding midfielder, overlooked by the technical handlers, should fit the bill.

He was a member of the Black Satellites team in camp for the African qualifiers  before leaving abroad.

Last season, he started five of six matches, scoring one goal in NASL Conference play.

Koffie is one mean son of a gun, and despite his size he is tougher then a piece of old rawhide.

He plays much bigger then he really is and that has always been my concern. When a guy plays on the edge like Gershon does, opposing players do one of two things; They either get scared off of playing their game, or they push back and step up the aggression.

Every tackle is a strong tackle, and he's a fantastic ball winner. If you haven't seen Gershon play yet you are in for a treat.

He is only 19 years old and there is a good chance that he will lead the team in cautions for the length of his tenure with the club.

Koffie has showed a lot of promise in the pre-season and has peaked for Vancouver Whitecaps MLS opener against FC Toronto on 19 March.

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