Four Columbus Crew SC players - Harrison Afful, Cristian Martinez, Jonathan Mensah, and Wil Trapp will represent their respective national teams for friendlies and qualifying matches during the upcoming FIFA international window. Find their schedule and how to watch (where applicable) below.
Harrison Afful — Ghana
Date: Nov. 18 at 8:00 a.m. ET
Opponent: Ethiopia
Competition: Match 3 of 6 of 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying Stage
Location: Addis Ababa Stadium; Addis Ababa, Kenya
TV: beIN Sports
Harrison Afful has earned 77 caps for Ghana, the most recent of which came in a 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Kenya on September 8 of this year. Ghana enters the match tied for third out of four teams in the Group F standings with 3 points (1-1-0). Both Ghana and Sierra Leone currently have two matches in hand on the group's top two teams, having only played two qualifying matches compared to four for Kenya and Ethiopia.
Jonathan Mensah — Ghana
Date: Nov. 18 at 8:00 a.m. ET
Opponent: Ethiopia
Competition: Match 3 of 6 of 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying Stage
Location: Addis Ababa Stadium; Addis Ababa, Kenya
TV: beIN Sports
With his last cap coming in a World Cup Qualifier against Congo on Sept. 5, 2017, Mensah has made a total of 56 appearances for the Black Stars. Both Ghana and Sierra Leone currently have two matches in hand on the group's top two teams, having only played two qualifying matches compared to four for Kenya and Ethiopia.
Cristian Martinez — Panama
Date: Nov. 16 at 9:00 p.m. ET
Opponent: Honduras
Competition: Friendly
Location: Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino; Tegucigalpa, Honduras
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Date: Nov. 20 at 8:00 p.m. ET
Opponent: Ecuador
Competition: Friendly
Location: Estadio Rommel Fernandez, Panama City, Panama
Panama is sceduled to face Honduras (Nov. 16) and Ecuador (Nov. 20) in a pair of international friendlies. Panama's match against Honduras will take place at Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, before hosting Ecuador at Estadio Rommel Fernández in Panama City, Panama.
Martinez has earned five caps for Los Canaleros, with the most recent coming as a substitute in a friendly match against South Korea on October 16, 2018.
Wil Trapp — United States
Date: Nov. 15 at 3:00 p.m. ET
Opponent: England
Competition: Friendly
Location: Wembley Stadium; London, England
TV: ESPN2, UniMás
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Date: Nov. 20 at 2:45 p.m. ET
Opponent: Italy
Competition: Friendly
Location: Luminus Arena; Genk, Belgium
TV: FS1, UniMás
This year, Trapp has earned seven caps for the Stars and Stripes, most recently starting and wearing the captain’s armband in an international friendly against Peru on October 16 at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut.
