African Players at C.D. Nacional
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34African players
6Nations (3+)
0Current
C.D. Nacional have fielded 34 African players from 11 countries according to Wikidata.
The best-represented nation is Angola with 7 players.
The earliest arrival on record is Sylvanus Okpala (1989).
Mateus Galiano da Costa scored the most goals for the club among them (28).
Nationalities on the map
All players
| Player | Nation | Years | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafik Halliche |  Algeria | 2008–2010 | 34 | 0 |
| Manuel da Costa |  Morocco | 2012–2013 | 16 | 2 |
| Mateus Galiano da Costa |  Angola | 2008–2013 | 117 | 28 |
| Zizo |  Egypt | 2017–2017 | 13 | 2 |
| Mexer |  Mozambique | 2012–2014 | 57 | 2 |
| Djaniny Tavares |  Cape Verde | 2013–2014 | 29 | 7 |
| Marco Airosa | Angola | 2008–2014 | 1 | 0 |
| Saleh Gomaa | Egypt | 2014–2015 | 36 | 2 |
| Ali Ghazal | Egypt | 2013–2017 | 107 | 1 |
| Lucas João | Angola | 2012–2015 | 92 | 13 |
| Ali Fathy | Egypt | 2014– | – | – |
| Kevin Amuneke |  Nigeria | 2009– | – | – |
| Witi | Mozambique | ?– | – | – |
| Hicham Belkaroui | Algeria | 2016– | – | – |
| Ricardo Jorge Pires Gomes | Cape Verde | 2016–2016 | 4 | 0 |
| Boubacar Fofana |  Guinea | 2014–2016 | 36 | 1 |
| Kevin Sousa | Cape Verde | 2014– | – | – |
| Reginaldo Faife | Mozambique | 2013–2015 | 16 | 2 |
| Zainadine Júnior | Mozambique | 2013–2015 | 72 | 2 |
| Sylvanus Okpala | Nigeria | 1989–1991 | 39 | 3 |
| Mahmoud Ezzat | Egypt | 2014– | – | – |
| Ladji Keita |  Senegal | 2012–2013 | 31 | 9 |
| Okacha Hamzaoui | Algeria | ?– | – | – |
| Pascal Kondaponi | Nigeria | 2002–2002 | 18 | 4 |
| Bheu Januário | Mozambique | ?– | – | – |
| Mutaro Embalo |  Guinea-Bissau | 2014– | – | – |
| Paulinho | Angola | ?– | – | – |
| Zé Rui | Cape Verde | 2006–2007 | 7 | 0 |
| Abdou Guirassy | Senegal | 2009–2010 | 4 | 0 |
| Marco Freitas | Angola | 1991–1991 | 62 | 5 |
| Adilson Soares Cassamá | Guinea-Bissau | 2002–2007 | 1 | 0 |
| Douglas Pajetat |  Cameroon | 2008–2010 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernardo Cariata | Angola | 2002–2003 | 4 | 0 |
| Vítor Covilhã | Angola | 2001–2002 | – | – |
Years and appearances from Wikidata career statements (league appearances where recorded).