Like many others, Kairou Amoustapha has had a 2020 to remember. His reasons may differ from others, but the forward (who turned 19 on New Year’s Day) found himself at the beginning of the year more than 4,000 miles away from his current location.
“I never thought about it and never saw it coming, it was lucky,” Amoustapha said via translator. Amoustapha had previously been playing for ASN de Nigelec in his home country of Niger, and has appeared at the U-17, U-20 and U-23 levels of the Menas, including the youth versions of the African Cup of Nations and in the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2017.