5 , ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁in ▁K um asi ) ▁is ▁a ▁Gh ana ian ▁footballer ▁who ▁last ▁played ▁for ▁D . C . ▁United ▁in ▁Major ▁League ▁Soccer . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁College ▁After ▁coming ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Ny ark o ▁was ▁a ▁star ▁forward ▁and ▁three - time ▁All - AC C ▁selection ▁for ▁the ▁Virginia ▁Te ch ▁H ok ies ▁s occer ▁team , ▁which ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Division ▁I ▁Men ' s ▁College ▁Cup , ▁falling ▁to ▁W ake ▁Forest ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Sem if inals . ▁ ▁Ny ark o , ▁who ▁finished ▁his ▁Virginia ▁Te ch ▁career ▁with ▁ 3 1 ▁goals , ▁was ▁called ▁by ▁coach ▁Oliver ▁We iss , ▁" the ▁most ▁incred ible ▁player ▁I ' ve ▁ever ▁co ached " ▁and ▁he ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁best ▁s occer ▁player ▁in ▁Virginia ▁Te ch ▁history . ▁Ny ark o ▁first ▁met ▁We iss ▁when ▁the ▁coach ▁was ▁on ▁a ▁rec ruit ing ▁trip ▁to ▁Gh ana . ▁ ▁In ▁Ny ark o ' s ▁fresh man ▁year , ▁he ▁scored ▁the ▁l one ▁goal ▁of ▁his ▁team ' s ▁marque e ▁win ▁over ▁then - # 4 ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁Te ch ▁rose ▁as ▁high ▁as ▁# 1 0 ▁in ▁the ▁pol ls ▁and ▁earned ▁its ▁second ▁trip ▁in ▁school ▁history ▁to ▁the ▁NCAA ▁tournament . ▁Ny ark o ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Coast ▁Conference ▁fresh man