Indiana University Athletics
It's A Family Affair
8/12/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Aug. 12, 2009
By Amy Farnum
NCAA.com
Preseason soccer practice may just be gearing up to start, but the Sarkodie family already has the Akron-Indiana match highlighted on their schedules. It will not only be a battle between two nationally-ranked foes, but between brothers.
Ofori, a senior at Indiana, and Kofi, a sophomore at Akron, have played the sport together all of their lives, and on Sept. 18 they will get once last chance to face each other on the collegiate field at the University of Akron Tournament.
The pair, along with older brother Kwame shares a love of the game, and a talent for it. All three have played collegiately, with Kwame a former starter at Cincinnati, who now plays professionally for the Rochester Rhinos.
"It's in the blood - the passion that we have for the game," said Ofori. "We all started playing at a very young age, and played with each other to a certain point until we started to branch off."
"Those two were always at it, so naturally when I was growing up I always wanted to beat them," said Kofi. "We would play forever -- we would play every day until night fall."
The Sarkodies have each been successful at their respective universities - Ofori was a first-team All-Big Ten pick in 2007, while Kofi was a freshman All-American last year - and both have done it with their own unique styles of play.
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