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Which USL Championship and League One players are on international duty this week?

By NICHOLAS MURRAY - nicholas.murray@uslsoccer.com, 10/09/24, 1:50PM EDT

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More than 25 players have been called up for Concacaf Nations League, Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying


Phoenix Rising FC's Jearl Margaritha, Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC's Real Gill and North Carolina FC's Oalex Anderson are set to be in action for their countries in Concacaf Nations League this week.

Thirty players from across the USL Championship and USL League One are set to be in action this week for their senior national teams as players compete in the Concacaf Nations League, Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying, and UEFA Nations League.

Here are three games to watch over the international break that could see standouts from both leagues squaring off.

Cuba vs. Trinidad and Tobago
Thursday, 4 p.m. ET | Paramount Plus

Cuba will host Trinidad and Tobago in the first game of a double-header which will determine whether either side advances to the League A Quarterfinals of the Concacaf Nations League in November with Cuba currently closer to qualification after a pair of drawn outings in September. Las Vegas Lights FC goalkeeper Raiko Arozarena was key to those results – including earning the side a scoreless draw on the road against Jamaica – and here he’ll look to keep a Soca Warriors squad that includes Real Gill and Noah Powder of Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC as well as defenders Shannon Gomez of San Antonio FC and Triston Hodge of Hartford Athletic at bay as the Cubans look to move into the top two in Group B.

Grenada vs. Curacao
Friday, 5 p.m. ET | Paramount Plus

The clash between Grenada and Curacao in Group B of Nations League B is set to be crucial to either countries chance of promotion to League A and qualification to the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup and is set to feature Phoenix Rising FC teammates squaring off in either side’s attack. Curacao’s Jearl Margaritha notched his first assist for his country in September in a 4-0 victory against Saint-Martin, and here he could be matched up against Rising teammates Darius Johnson and Damien John Barker, both of whom have been called into Grenada’s squad alongside Central Valley Fuego FC’s Shavon John-Brown. These two countries will also play on Monday afternoon to close the window, and whichever takes more points from the week will be the likeliest challenger to current group leader St. Lucia.

El Salvador vs. St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Sunday, 8 p.m. ET | Paramount Plus

La Selecta and Vincy Heat sit in the top two positions in Group A of Nations League B with El Salvador holding a two-point edge after a pair of wins in September. These sides will meet twice in St. Vincent this week under the pod system that’s being employed – the opening game is on Thursday night – which means this game could be decisive as to which team clinches a berth in the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup and earns promotion to League A for the next edition of the tournament. El Salvador is set to feature Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC’s Jairo Henriquez and San Antonio FC’s Nelson Flores Blanco, and they’ll have to contend with North Carolina FC’s Oalex Anderson, who has bagged a team-high 10 goals in the Championship this season and has 20 goals in 41 career appearances for his country.

USL Championship and League One Players on International Duty in October

Bermuda (1) – Zeiko Lewis (Union Omaha)

Burkina Faso (1) - Trova Boni (San Antonio FC)

Cuba (1) – Raiko Arozarena (Las Vegas Lights FC)

Curacao (1) – Jearl Margaritha (Phoenix Rising FC)

Dominican Republic (1) – Edison Azcona (Las Vegas Lights FC)

El Salvador (2) – Jairo Henriquez (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC), Nelson Flores Blanco (San Antonio FC)

French Guiana (1) – Thomas Vancaeyezeele (Hartford Athletic)

Grenada (3) – Damien Barker John (Phoenix Rising FC), Darius Johnson (Phoenix Rising FC), Shavon John-Brown (Central Valley Fuego FC)

Guinea Bissau (1) – Bura Nogueira (San Antonio FC)

Haiti (2) – Ronaldo Damus (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC), Duke Lacroix (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC)

Jamaica (3) – Tyreek Magee (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC), Jahmali Waite (El Paso Locomotive FC), Romario Williams (Indy Eleven)

Malta (1) – Yannik Yankam (Lexington SC)

Puerto Rico (4) – Nicolas Cardona (Miami FC), Jaden Servania (North Carolina FC), Steven Echevarria (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC)

Rwanda (2) – Jojea Kwizera (Rhode Island FC), Nshuti Innocent (One Knoxville SC)

St. Vincent and the Grenadines (1) – Oalex Anderson (North Carolina FC)

Sierra Leone (1) - Emmanuel Samadia

Trinidad and Tobago (4) – Triston Hodge (Hartford Athletic), Shannon Gomez (San Antonio FC), Noah Powder (Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC), Real Gill (Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC)

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