Xavier Kouassi has waited more than a year to make his MLS debut. After signing with the Revolution as a designated player last February, the Ivorian midfielder tore his ACL, an injury that forced him to miss the entire 2016 season. Kouassi returned to play limited minutes during the 2017 preseason.
Yet on Friday, Revolution Writer and Editor Jeff Lemieux reported that Kouassi is “very close”—presumably, to full fitness—ahead of Saturday’s match against FC Dallas.
Kouassi is fully healthy, just a matter of fitness. He was in the 18 in Colorado and he's with the team in Dallas.