Vancouver’s Kekuta Manneh may be the most exciting young player in MLS. The 20-year-old forward was born in Gambia but finished up high school in Texas. He sayshe is on path to become a U.S. citizen in August 2016 — he even maintains a residence across the USA-Canada border in Washington — and hopes to play for the USA. But will he be snared by the FIFArule for which U.S. Soccer is seeking an exemption for Gedion Zelalem?
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