“I didn't even play on my high school soccer team until my junior year, when I was at a boarding school. And fortunately, before playing this college tournament, one of my high school friends said to his teammates, ‘Hey, Lalas is coming to this college. We had a little chat, I told him I was a freshman, and he said, ‘You’ve got to come on the school team. He’s quickly imposed himself in the team, making 28 appearances thus far and helping them push for a playoff position. Having previously played for Ghana at the U-20 level, Abubakar is still holding out hope of representing the Black Stars’ senior team one day.