African Sports Monthly JUNE 2019 ISSUE I Vol 2 | Page 6

JUNE 2019 | P6
AFRICAN SPORTS MONTHLY  
AN INSIGHT INTO THE MIND OF A PIONEER
SOCCER TALENT DEVELOPER IN THE USA  
-AHMAD SASSO- 
Talent developers are a rare breed, because they
possess qualities that others don’t have which sets
them apart to be that trusted and reliable
individual to which their protégés and parents are
drawn to, and in this case we are talking about
Coach Ahmad Sasso a former Pro Soccer Player
from Sierra Leone, who is now a standout Coach
and Talent developer in the DMV area of the USA.
Ahmad was born and raised in Sierra Leone and
played through the ranks and eventually
professionally at the Club system before
immigrating to the United States.
Today he is seen as one of those Personalities that
is not just a standout Coach but one that has
contributed immensely to the growth and
development of Grassroots Soccer in the USA. 

The DMV (DC/Maryland and Virginia) area is seen
as one of the hottest beds of Soccer Talent
development in the United States and with the
fast rise of Soccer in the USA, which by the way
gets to host the 2026 World Cup alongside
Mexico and Canada, Ahmad Sasso is one of those
figures that the USA has to thank for his tireless
efforts in pushing for the expansion and growth of
the sport at the grassroots level through his
involvement.
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