Sporting Kansas City has signed 22-year-old Ghanaian midfielder Emmanuel Appiah, the club announced Tuesday. Appiah has been added to the Sporting Kansas City roster ahead of Wednesday’s match at the Chicago Fire.
“Emmanuel is a player who we scouted in college and watched closely at the Combine," Sporting KC Manager Peter Vermes said. "He is a young midfielder who possesses a lot of qualities that our staff likes and we look forward to integrating him into our system.”
Appiah joined the Colorado Rapids in January as the No. 15 overall pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft. The midfielder played two matches on loan at USL club Charlotte Independence before parting ways with Colorado on June 30.