MLS side Columbus Crew counting on Ghanaian quartet for 2017 season

In a recent series of phone interviews, the Ghanaian contingent of the Columbus Crew SC revealed a habit of describing distances within their homeland in terms of driving hours from the capitol city of Accra. Incoming center back Jonathan Mensah was born in Accra but grew up in the mining town of Obuasi, which he said rested a "four-hour drive from the capital." Similarly, Mohammed Abu, a fellow defender and another recent addition to the team, noted he grew up in the northern part of Ghana, "a six- or seven-hour drive from the capital," and later trained at a prestigious... Read Full Story