TORONTO, Canada—Michigan-born, Brampton-raised Ayo Akinola finally made his debut for the U.S. men’s national team Wednesday evening, finding the back of the net in a 6-0 blowout over El Salvador.
AYO MAKES IT FIVE-O.
Anyone else having as much fun as we are?#USAvSLV pic.twitter.com/inh2oT7YA0— U.S. Soccer MNT (@USMNT) December 10, 2020Akinola, who started the match wearing the No. 9, scored in the 27th minute and instead of celebrating his dream debut goal as one normally would, Akinola instead elected to a take a knee—a gesture of protest against social injustice and racial inequality.