Nazareth College Athletics

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Business Administration and Accounting minor. . . son of Ahamed Yakub, Bronx, N.Y. . . team captain. . . back for his fourth season, Ahamed appeared in 16 games in 2008, including 12 as a starter, after missing the entire 2007 season with a knee injury. . . Ahamed returned to anchoring the Golden Flyers' defense and was named a first-team Empire 8 Conference all-star. . . 2006: Ahamed was a defensive standout for the Golden Flyers as he started all 23 games at sweeper. . . became the men's soccer program's third All-American as he earned third-team honors from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. . . also recognized as the Empire 8 Conference's Defensive Player of the Year. . . helped Nazareth to its best season ever with a 15-5-3 record, the Empire 8 Conference title and a berth in the NCAA quarterfinals. . . helped team post a goals-against average of 0.92. . . 2005: appeared in all 21 games, including nine as a starting midfielder . . . had one goal and one assist, including a goal in the Golden Flyers' 3-0 win over Elmira 9/24/05. . . Scholastic: born in Ghana, Ahamed is a graduate of Martin Luther King High School in Manhattan. . . played three seasons of varsity soccer there for coach Martin Jacobson. . . helped team win three league championships.