African Players at Columbus Crew
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28African players
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Columbus Crew have fielded 28 African players from 12 countries according to Wikidata.
The best-represented nation is Ghana with 9 players.
The earliest arrival on record is Doctor Khumalo (1996).
3 African players currently on the books: Eric Bailly, Steven Moreira and Yaw Yeboah.
Ola Kamara scored the most goals for the club among them (34).
Nationalities on the map
All players
| Player | Nation | Years | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Bailly now |  Ivory Coast | 2026–now | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Afful |  Ghana | 2015– | – | – |
| Anass Zaroury now |  Morocco | ?–now | – | – |
| Mohammed Abu | Ghana | ?– | – | – |
| Steven Moreira now |  Cape Verde | 2021–now | 16 | 0 |
| Kei Kamara |  Sierra Leone | 2006–2016 | 77 | 32 |
| Doctor Khumalo |  South Africa | 1996–1997 | 43 | 5 |
| Fanendo Adi |  Nigeria | 2020–2020 | 11 | 0 |
| Ola Kamara | Sierra Leone | 2016–2017 | 59 | 34 |
| Emmanuel Ekpo | Nigeria | 2008–2011 | 108 | 5 |
| David Accam | Ghana | 2019–2019 | 15 | 2 |
| Yaw Yeboah now | Ghana | 2022–now | 10 | 0 |
| Cedric Mabwati |  DR Congo | 2015– | – | – |
| Dominic Oduro | Ghana | 2013–2014 | 45 | 13 |
| Bright Dike | Nigeria | 2010–2010 | – | – |
| Tony Tchani |  Cameroon | 2011–2017 | 130 | 8 |
| James Igbekeme | Nigeria | 2022–2022 | 23 | 0 |
| Lalas Abubakar | Ghana | 2017– | – | – |
| Joseph Ngwenya |  Zimbabwe | 2006–2007 | 25 | 5 |
| Kekuta Manneh |  Gambia | 2017–2017 | 19 | 4 |
| Stephen Armstrong | South Africa | 2005–2005 | 7 | 0 |
| John DeBrito | Cape Verde | 1999–2001 | 35 | 1 |
| Derrick Jones | Ghana | ?– | – | – |
| Tenywa Bonseu |  Uganda | 2001–2001 | 24 | 0 |
| Edward Opoku | Ghana | ?– | – | – |
| Obi Moneme | Nigeria | ?– | – | – |
| Stanley Nyazamba | Zimbabwe | 2008–2009 | 0 | 0 |
| Fifi Baiden | Ghana | 2014–2014 | 1 | 0 |
Years and appearances from Wikidata career statements (league appearances where recorded).