New York City FC has signed Canadian midfielder Kwame Awuah, taken in the first round of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft The 21-year-old from Toronto will occupy a domestic spot on the NYCFC roster, thanks to recent MLS rule changes involving young Canadian players. “Going back to the MLS Combine we saw something in Kwame that we believed was good enough to compete for a place in our first-team and in pre-season he’s just confirmed what we saw there,” New York City FC coach Patrick Vieira said in a statement.