Education
Appiah attended the Ashgold Academy and Adisadel College (the equivalent of high school in Ghana), and spent four years with the Ajax Football Academy in Kumasi, Ghana between the ages of 13 and 17, before attending and playing soccer at the University of Ghana from 2005 to 2006. He relocated to the United States in 2006 when he was offered a scholarship by Boston University, and subsequently played four years of college soccer for the Terriers.
He appeared in every game of his four-year career, and received several regional and conference honors, being named to America East all-rookie team in 2006, earning second-team all-America East honors as a junior in 2008, and being named to the all-America East first team as a senior in 2009. He was also honored with the athletic department’s Simpson Award for enthusiasm and leadership throughout his career.
