Career
On January 22, 2010 he was ranked 15th in the USL Second Division Top 15 of the Decade, which announced a list of the best and most influential players of the previous decade. Afash joined the Timbers in 2002 and played through 2005. Foreign much of this time he was the team"s leading striker, scoring 27 goals in 53 appearances.
He also had spells with the Stanislaus County Cruisers and the Utah Blitzz, where he was named the 2001 USL D3 Pro League Most Valuable Player.
In January 2007, Afash was sentenced to 17 months in prison for identity theft and other charges related to the theft of an estimated $138,000 from an elderly Washington couple.