Columbus Crew SC today announced that defender Harrison Afful has earned an international call-up from the Ghana National Team. Afful is set to join Ghana ahead of a qualification match for the 2018 FIFA World Cup against Uganda in Tamale (October 7) with an 11:30 a.m. ET kickoff as the Black Stars open Confederation of African Football Third Round play at home.
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Ghana and the Black Stars are beginning Group E play in CAF Third Round qualification. Grouped with Egypt, Congo and Uganda, the top team in the group following a double round robin directly qualifies for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Afful has earned 63 caps all-time for his country, with his latest appearance coming in a friendly against Russia in Moscow (September 6).
Of the 28 players currently on the Black & Gold roster, 14 have received a senior National Team call-up throughout their careers (Afful, Corey Ashe, Conor Casey, Ethan Finlay, Waylon Francis, Ola Kamara, Cedrick Mabwati, Cristian Martinez, Justin Meram, Michael Parkhurst, Rodrigo Saravia, Zack Steffen, Tony Tchani, Wil Trapp).
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The Black & Gold return to action on Thursday, October 13 when the club visits Bridgeview, Illinois to face the Chicago Fire (8:30 p.m. ET / MyTV Columbus, Time Warner Cable SportsChannel, BCSN2, CD102.5 FM, La Mega 103.1 FM, English radio stream available on ColumbusCrewSC.com).
