Kofi Danning

Born in Ghana but a resident of Australia since 1999, Danning had been caught up in FIFA's recent edict to tighten its international eligibility rules. After almost a year of lobbying by the FFA on the basis that genuine immigrants should not be penalised, FIFA declared in August 2009 that Danning would be granted an exemption and cleared to play for the Young Socceroos in the 2009 Under 20 World Cup in Egypt. He was a member of the Australian under 19s squad that played in Indonesia in the AFC Qualification phase. On 7 March 2011 he was selected to represent the Australia Olympic football team in an Asian Olympic Qualifier match against Iraq.

Sydney FC

A-League Premiership: 2009–10 A-League Championship: 2009–10 National Youth League Championship: 2008–09 Australia U-20

AFC U-20 Asian Cup: runner-up 2010 International Cor Groenewegen Tournament (U-20): 2009