Aníbal Godoy, Jacob Shaffelburg, Fafà Picault Called Up For Concacaf Gold Cup

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Pictured (L-R, top): Jacob Shaffelburg and Fafà Picault; (bottom): AnÍbal Godoy. Photos: Courtesy of Nashville SC

Nashville SC will lose three key players due to the Concacaf Gold Cup international calls of Aníbal Godoy (Panama) Fafà Picault (Haiti) and Jacob Shaffelburg (Canada).

Panama, who will participate in Group C, will open the tournament against Costa Rica on Monday, June 26 before taking on the winner of the Puerto Rico Preliminary Round match on Friday, June 30. Panama will wrap up the Group Stage against El Salvador on Tuesday, July 4.

Haiti, Group B, will face Qatar on Sunday, June 25 before a massive showdown against Mexico on Thursday, June 29. Haiti will wrap up the Group Stage on Sunday, July 2 against Honduras.

Canada, Group D, will start on Tuesday, June 27 against the winner of the Guadeloupe Preliminary Round match. Canada will then face Guatemala on Saturday, July 1 and conclude the Group Stage against Cuba on July 4.

Godoy has been the face of Panamanian soccer for over a decade, earning 126 caps for the Senior Team, and fulfilling the role of captain in 14 of his last 19 appearances. In 2022, he made 12 appearances, earning a 4W-3L-5D record and serving as captain seven times.

Godoy represented Panama in the 2023 Nations League Semifinal and third place playoff match last week, starting in both matches against Canada and Mexico and scoring a spectacular bicycle kick goal from inside the box that was ultimately overturned by VAR due to offside.

At the club level, he has guided the Nashville midfield to a spectacular 8W-2L-4D record in his 14 appearances this season. Godoy has anchored the midfield to an unbeaten record in his last nine appearances for the Boys in Gold. Nashville owns a 18W-7L-8D record in his appearances since 2022.

Picault is set to make his Haitian National Team debut. This season with Nashville SC, the midfielder has registered five goals and an assist across all competitions, and owns a perfect 6W-0L-0D record in 2023.

Shaffelburg is set to make his Gold Cup debut after earning four caps for the Canadian Senior Team in the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in 2021-2022 against Jamaica and Panama as well as two international friendlies against Barbados and Bahrain.

Since making his debut for Nashville SC on Aug. 21, 2022, he has scored five goals and has been a catalyst, drawing three penalties for Nashville SC. The winger owns an all-time record of 14W-4L-7D in MLS play.

Nashville SC will compete in a pair of away matches this week, first traveling north of the border to take on CF Montréal today (June 21) before visiting Columbus Crew on Saturday (June 24). Both matches are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CT and can be seen on MLS Season Pass in the Apple TV app and heard on 104.5 The Zone.

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