African Players at Blackburn Rovers F.C.: All-Time List (27)

Blackburn Rovers F.C. have fielded 27 African players from 13 countries according to Wikidata.

The best-represented nation is South Africa with 6 players.

The earliest arrival on record is Roy Wegerle (1992).

Benni McCarthy scored the most goals for the club among them (37).

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Player	Nation	Years	Apps	Goals
Yakubu	Nigeria	2011–2012	30	17
Benni McCarthy	South Africa	2006–2010	109	37
El Hadji Diouf	Senegal	2009–2011	60	4
Mame Biram Diouf	Senegal	2010–2011	26	3
Aaron Mokoena	South Africa	2005–2009	101	0
Joshua King	Gambia	2012–2015	64	5
Shabani Nonda	DR Congo	2006–	26	7
Dickson Etuhu	Nigeria	2012–2014	23	1
Christopher Samba	Congo	2004–2012	189	20
Benjani Mwaruwari	Zimbabwe	2010–2011	18	3
Rudy Gestede	Benin	2013–2015	72	33
Elrio van Heerden	South Africa	2009–2010	0	0
Ryan Nyambe	Namibia	2015–	–	–
Roy Wegerle	South Africa	1992–1992	11	4
Bryan Dabo	Burkina Faso	2014–2014	0	0
Hope Akpan	Nigeria	2015–	–	–
Modou Barrow	Gambia	2015–2015	4	0
Kaba Diawara	Guinea	2001–2001	5	0
Bengali-Fodé Koita	Guinea	2015–2016	14	0
Amine Linganzi	Congo	2010–2013	2	0
Yahia Kébé	Burkina Faso	2002–2003	–	–
Evandro Brandão	Angola	?–	–	–
Yann Songo'o	Cameroon	2013–2015	4	1
Oumar Kondé	Congo	1998–1999	0	0
Osahon Eboigbe	Nigeria	2007–2010	0	0
Robert Priday	South Africa	?–	–	–
Burton O'Brien	South Africa	1999–2002	0	0

Years and appearances from Wikidata career statements (league appearances where recorded).