ACCRA, Ghana -- Caldwell University women's soccer coach Sammy Adjei spent 12 days earlier ths month with the Ghana u17 Women's National team and the Ghana u23 Men's National Team. The Cougars' second-year mentor worked alongside an amazing coaching staff and work with the best youth players in Ghana.  The Ghana u17 Women's team beat Benin twice in the Quarters, advancing to the WAFU B semifinals. 

"I thoroughly enjoyed the training sessions and plan to bring the knowledge gained back to my program here at Caldwell," said Adjei. "As a former pro, I represented Team USA  at the u15 and U18 level then represented Ghana at the u20 level. My father is an Olympian who played for Ghana during the 1992 Olympics held in Barcelona. It was definitely good to go back home."

Coach Adjei's Cougars squad (12-5-2, 9-2 CACC) advanced to the CACC Championship Game with its highest winning percentage (.684) since 2012 and highest CACC Tournament seed (#2) since 2016.

See a Gallery of images from the trip here.