Major League Soccer and the USL Championship are rolling towards the end of their regular seasons and this past week saw some African players distinguish themselves. 21-year-old Ghanaian forward Kwadwo Opoku had a standout week for top MLS side Los Angeles FC to continue a breakout year that has seen him score 7 goals and provide 3 assists in 26 appearances. The player popularly known as “Mahala” is doing well to come in and make an impact in a team filled with attacking stars including Carlos Vela, Gareth Bale and Christian Arango.

Opoku’s two goals from the past week are below as well as all the goals and assists provided by African players in the top two divisions of the United States:

Kwadwo Opoku (Ghana) comes on as a substitute to score the winner in Los Angeles FC’s midweek win against DC United before starting and scoring against San Jose Earthquakes over the weekend

William Agada (Nigeria) scores twice and provides an assist in Sporting Kansas City’s domination of Portland Timbers

Kei Kamara (Sierra Leone) begins New England Revolution’s misery by opening the scoring in CF Montréal’s 4-0 victory

Center back Lalas Abubakar (Ghana) volleys in for Colorado Rapids in their draw against Houston Dynamo

Nouhou Tolo (Cameroon) initiates the sequence for Seattle Sounders’ second goal against LA Galaxy with a secondary assist

Prosper Kasim (Ghana) levels the score for Birmingham Legion with a lovely curling effort in an eventual midweek defeat to Detroit City FC

Tabort Etaka Preston (Cameroon) scores the second for New Mexico United in Saturday’s win over Monterey Bay

Thomas Olivier Amang (Cameroon) tallies his ninth goal of the season in a win for San Diego Loyal

Mohammed Abu (Ghana) assists a late equalizer with his free kick service in San Antonio FC’s 2-2 draw against in state rivals Rio Grande

Zoumana Diarra (Ivory Coast) provides his second assist in two weeks to finish off Loudoun United’s win over Atlanta United 2