External links
- Abel Aferworki – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Abel Aferworki at National-Football-Teams.com
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Abel Aferworki (born 13 May 1983) is an Eritrean footballer. He played as a midfielder for Eritrea national football team.
Aferworki has been a regular for the Eritrean national side virtually since inception, and has featured in the 2008 African Nations Cup qualifiers, arguably their most successful campaign to date.
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