page_title: Harrison Afful
hierarchical_section_title: Harrison Afful
caption_attribution_description: English: Mali vs Ghana, exhibition game at Paris, 31st March 2015. Français: Mali vs Ghana, match amical au stade Charléty (Paris) le 31 mars 2015.
context_page_description: Harrison Afful, commonly known simply as Harrison, is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a fullback for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew SC and the Ghanaian national team. He appeared previously for Feyenoord Academy and ES Tunis and spent time on loan to Asante Kotoko.
  Harrison came through the youth setup at the Feyenoord Academy, spending his first two professional seasons on the Academy's senior team. He then moved on loan to Asante Kotoko, spending two seasons with the Porcupines and winning the Ghana Premier League in 2008. After four years of professional football, Harrison left Ghana for the first time to join ES Tunis of the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1. He played the next six seasons with Tunis, appearing for the club more than 170 times. Tunis won four league titles during Harrison's time there, appeared in three CAF Champions League finals, and won the 2011 CAF Champions League Final; Harrison scored the only goal over the two legs. In the summer of 2015, Harrison moved to the United States and signed for Columbus Crew SC, helping the club reach MLS Cup 2015 in his first season.
context_section_description: Harrison Afful (born 24 July 1986), commonly known simply as Harrison, is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a fullback for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew SC and the Ghanaian national team. He appeared previously for Feyenoord Academy and ES Tunis and spent time on loan to Asante Kotoko.
  Harrison came through the youth setup at the Feyenoord Academy, spending his first two professional seasons on the Academy's senior team. He then moved on loan to Asante Kotoko, spending two seasons with the Porcupines and winning the Ghana Premier League in 2008. After four years of professional football, Harrison left Ghana for the first time to join ES Tunis of the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1. He played the next six seasons with Tunis, appearing for the club more than 170 times. Tunis won four league titles during Harrison's time there, appeared in three CAF Champions League finals, and won the 2011 CAF Champions League Final; Harrison scored the only goal over the two legs. In the summer of 2015, Harrison moved to the United States and signed for Columbus Crew SC, helping the club reach MLS Cup 2015 in his first season.
  At the international level, Harrison made his Ghanaian debut at the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, helping Ghana to a third-place finish at that tournament. He has since appeared for the Black Stars at four more AFCON tournaments, finishing as runners-up in 2010 and 2015. He was called up to Ghana's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, appearing twice during the tournament. Harrison captained his nation for the first time in a friendly against Congo on 1 September 2015.
caption: Harrison with Ghana in 2015
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