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Real Salt Lake Adds Midfielder and Goalkeeper in SuperDraft

SANDY, Utah (Tuesday, January 19, 2016) – Real Salt Lake selected Dayton MF Amass Amankona with the 46th overall pick and Creighton GK Connor Sparrow with the 65th overall pick in the third and fourth rounds of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft on Tuesday, opting to pass with the 66th overall pick. Both draft picks are expected to join the team for training camp in Oceanside, Calif., next week.

Amankona, 20, scored 23 goals with 18 assists in 61 matches with Dayton over three seasons, including 13 goals and five assists in 23 matches in 2015.