East Hartford's Ofori makes the cut Read full article March 1, 2021, 8:01 AM·2 min read Mar. 1—Emmanuel Ofori's journey towards becoming a professional soccer player has entered its second phase. The East Hartford High senior was one of 12 players selected for Hartford Athletic's invitational combine starting March 9, the team announced Saturday. "I was really excited," Ofori said. "I'm really blessed to have this opportunity." Ofori, who turns 18 in May, said he got an email from the team Wednesday saying he had made the cut from Athletic's open tryouts. He was one of 104 players — 66 from Connecticut, 38 from Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey — to try out Feb. 20-21. The tryouts were split into 16-19-year-old and 20 and older age groups.