Toronto FC signs Nigerian rookie Ifunanyachi Achara after impressive pre-season performance

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Toronto FC signs Nigerian rookie Ifunanyachi Achara after impressive pre-season performance Globe_Sports

While he missed the Orlando part of Toronto’s training camp due to illness, he wasted little time turning heads in California, where the team has spent the bulk of pre-season, scoring goals against UC Irvine, Los Angeles FC and the Los Angeles Galaxy.“Achara has had a terrific pre-season,” GM Ali Curtis said in a statement Friday. “He works hard, is dynamic offensively and has a great way about him where he fits very well within the group.

Achara wore No. 20 at college but that number belongs to fellow forward Ayo Akinola at TFC. The rookie has chosen a famous Canadian number in 99. Born in Enugu, Nigeria, a young Achara drew the attention of the Nigerian under-17 team as a right back. He failed to make the cut for the U-17 World Cup but thanks to the MTN Football Scholar program — which connects coaches to young African talent — he drew the attention of Berkshire School in Sheffield, Mass.Toronto FC winger Jacob Shaffelburg and Jack Harrison, a former New York City FC midfielder now on loan at Leeds United from Manchester City, also went there.

 

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