Eddies announce that Fordyce and Nyassi will be with the team in 2016 By Steven Sandor Posted on December 2, 2015 1 0 669 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Daryl Fordyce is congratulated by Dustin Corea. FC Edmonton announced Wednesday that it has re-signed Daryl Fordyce, the club’s all-time leading scorer. The club has also brought back winger Sainey Nyassi. Nyassi, who had an injury-filled debut season with the Eddies in 2015, will likely be leaned on a lot more heavily in 2016. He and Dustin Corea are the two players who look most likely to be running the wings next season, and they will need to replace the goals and assists that were provided by Lance Laing, who announced on Tuesday that he’ll be moving on. Fordyce has scored 25 goals for the Eddies across all competition. With Tomi Ameobi and Sadi Jalali under contract for next season, and American Jake Keegan in the fold, the competition will be tight to see who gets the majority of the minutes up top. “I’m absolutely thrilled that Daryl has re-signed with us,” FC Edmonton head coach Colin Miller said in a release. “Both he and [defender] Albert [Watson] have been terrific players for the club and Daryl has now become the top scorer in the club’s history which is a fantastic accomplishment, given the fact that at times I have had to play him out of position. He’s a genuine, football-minded person, thinks a lot about the game, trains well, is an excellent professional and a great example for our younger players.” Nyassi scored four times in 25 games for the Eddies across all competitions. “We really wanted Sainey to stay,” Miller said. “We worked hard with Sainey to get him fit, to get him over his knee injury… he’s a quality person and he appreciated that the club stood by him when he was injured and he worked very hard to get his fitness back. You saw in the last few games the quality Sainey has, he could be one of the most potent wide midfield players in the NASL if he gets a good run.”
