RAPIDS ACQUIRE
FORWARD MUSA SHANNON OFF WAIVERS
Midfielder Marvin
Quijano Waived to Make Room for Shannon
DENVER (Friday, July
26, 2002) - The Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer have acquired forward
Musa Shannon off waivers, it was announced today by General Manager Dan
Counce. To make room on the 18-player senior roster the Rapids waived
midfielder Marvin Quijano.
Shannon, 26, has
already joined the team and will be available for selection when the Rapids
meet the Dallas Burn at 7:00 p.m. at INVESCO Field on Saturday.
A native of
Monrovia, Liberia, the 6-foot, 170-pound Shannon played three seasons with
the Tampa Bay Mutiny, where he amassed 20 goals and seven assists (47
points) in 50 games played and 30 starts.
Quijano, 21, played
in six games (no starts, 77 minutes) and recorded his lone point for the
Rapids when he assisted on the game-winning goal on overtime against the Los
Angeles Galaxy at the Rose Bowl on June 1. Quijano was originally acquired
by the Rapids off waivers from the Galaxy on April 12, 2002.
