Daenan Gyimah
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Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
| Daenan Gyimah | |||||
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| Nickname | Kofi | ||||
| Born | 16 January 1998 Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | ||||
| Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 390 cm (12 ft 10 in) | ||||
| Block | 339 cm (11 ft 1 in) | ||||
| College / University | UCLA | ||||
| Volleyball information | |||||
| Position | Middle blocker | ||||
| Current club | LKPS Lublin | ||||
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Daenan "Kofi" Gyimah (born 16 January 1998) is a Canadian professional volleyball player who plays as a middle blocker for LKPS Lublin and the Canada national team.
Club
Gyimah attended the University of California, Los Angeles, playing for the UCLA Bruins from 2016 to 2020.[1] In 2018, he helped the Bruins to the NCAA national final, and was named to the all-tournament team.[2]
After a three-year hiatus from volleyball, Gyimah joined Finnish professional club Hurrikaani Loimaa in December 2023.[3] For the 2024–2025 season, Gyimah played with Arago de Sète in the French Ligue A.[4]
In 2025, Gyimah signed for Polish club LKPS Lublin.[5]
National team
Gyimah played for the U21 national team in 2016 and 2017.[6][7]
He was first named to the Senior national team in 2019 for Volleyball Nations League.[8] Following a hiatus from volleyball, Gyimah rejoined the national team in 2024.
In 2025, Gyimah represented Canada at the 2025 FIVB World Championship.[9]
Personal life
Gyimah was born and raised in Scarborough to a Ghanaian father and Canadian mother. Gyimah started playing volleyball in the ninth grade after watching his older sister, Aja, play.[10]
Gyimah has also pursued a musical career as a rapper, singer, and producer under his stage name Kofi.[11] He signed a music contract with Red Bull Records in 2020 and took a break from volleyball to focus on his music career.[4]
