The 5-foot-7, 140-pound senior midfielder scored 29 goals and passed for 19 assists this past season, leading the Rhinos (19-1) to the New England Prep School Athletic Council Class A Tournament championship game. A United Soccer Coaches All-New England selection, Baffour recorded at least one point in 19 of Taft’s 20 games. He participated in the High School All-American Game in December and is ranked as the No. 82 recruit in the Class of 2022 by TopDrawerSoccer.com.
Baffour has maintained an A-minus average in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play soccer on scholarship at the University of Notre Dame this fall.
A native of Ghana who came to Taft through the Right To Dream Academy, Baffour has volunteered locally speaking to students at Fairfield Country Day School about Africa. He has also donated his time as a dorm monitor and peer mentor at Taft.
