8 facts about Atlanta United signing Otoo

One of the more interesting aspects of the globalization of sports is sometimes a team will sign a player and it can be extremely difficult, even in this wired age, to find out anything about the person.

This was the case with Atlanta United's signing of Jeffrey Otoo. The news that the team had signed the player was revealed when his salary was included in the union's recent list of salaries in MLS more than two weeks ago. Atlanta United declined to comment on the signing at the time.

So, that begin a long search for any information about the Otoo.

I knew he was from Ghana. I knew he played for Charity Stars.

But that was it.

When the signing was confirmed by the club on Wednesday, a few more details were learned: Otoo is 18. He is a left-footed forward.

Wanting more info, I began researching Charity Stars.

I learned by seeing photo on its facebook page that Atlanta United President Darren Eales recently traveled to Ghana, where the team is located in the city of Accra.

The team’s general manager, Nana Kwame Minimsaah, who is also Otoo’s manager, was kind enough to answer a few emailed questions about Atlanta United’s newest player.

In a different format, I’m just going to post his responses to a few questions, which will be obvious when you read his answers:

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Jeffrey has lived with me for a few years. I know him to be a very happy person. He is very caring and humble. He loves to dance. I can assure you that he WILL make the fans very happy.

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Jeffrey’s football craft is magical. I won’t be surprised if he becomes the team’s most valuable player.

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He is with me now and he tells me his passion to stand out tall will not allow anything to hold him back. He says he promises to thrill the fans and as well make Atlanta United very proud. He also says he believes that he looking up to the fans to make him succeed in the USA.

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The chairman of Charity Stars FC compares his playing style to Anthony Yeboah of Ghana. Here is a video compilation of Yeboah found on youtube.

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Jeffrey has no close relatives in the USA.

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Jeffrey started playing for Charity Stars FC 10 years ago.