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African Players in the 1. divisjon football

128 players all-time · 6 now · 16 clubs

Playing in the 1. divisjon football now (6)

PlayerNationClubPosition
Solomon Owusu GhanaOdds BK
Claus Niyukuri BurundiFK Haugesund
Daniel Skretteberg EthiopiaStrømsgodset TFGoalkeeper
Madiodio Dia SenegalFK HaugesundDefender
Senai Hagos EritreaÅsane FotballMidfielder
Othmane Salama MoroccoEgersunds IKForward

Where they come from

ZimbabweZambiaYemenUzbekistanUnited Arab EmiratesUgandaTurkmenistanTurkeyTunisia: 2 playersTogoTanzania: 2 playersSyriaeSwatiniS. SudanSudanSpainSouth Africa: 2 playersSomaliaSierra Leone: 7 playersSeychellesSenegal: 12 playersSaudi ArabiaSão Tomé and PrincipeRwandaQatarPortugalPakistanOmanNigeria: 29 playersNigerNamibia: 3 playersMozambiqueMorocco: 5 playersW. SaharaMauritiusMauritaniaMaltaMali: 3 playersMalawiMadagascarLibyaLiberia: 3 playersLesothoLebanonKuwaitKenya: 5 playersJordanItalyIsraelPalestineIraqIranGuinea-Bissau: 2 playersGuineaGreeceGhana: 16 playersGambia: 5 playersGabonFranceEthiopia: 2 playersEritreaEq. GuineaEgyptDjiboutiCyprusCôte d'Ivoire: 14 playersDem. Rep. Congo: 3 playersCongoComorosChadCentral African Rep.Cabo Verde: 2 playersCameroon: 3 playersBurundi: 2 playersBurkina FasoBotswanaBeninBahrainAngolaAlgeriaAfghanistan
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By nationality

NationAll-timeNow
Nigerian players in the 1. divisjon football290
Ghanaian players in the 1. divisjon football161
Ivorian players in the 1. divisjon football140
Senegalese players in the 1. divisjon football121
Sierra Leonean players in the 1. divisjon football70
Moroccan players in the 1. divisjon football51
Gambian players in the 1. divisjon football50
Kenyan players in the 1. divisjon football50
Malian players in the 1. divisjon football30
Cameroonian players in the 1. divisjon football30
Liberian players in the 1. divisjon football30
DR Congo players in the 1. divisjon football30
Namibian players in the 1. divisjon football30
Ethiopia21
Cape Verde20
Burundi21
South Africa20
Guinea-Bissau20
Tunisia20
Tanzania20

Best-known African players in the 1. divisjon football

Mikel John Obi Mikel John ObiNigeria · b. 1987 William Troost-Ekong William Troost-EkongNigeria · Al Ahli SC Odion Ighalo Odion IghaloNigeria · b. 1989 Chinedu Obasi Chinedu ObasiNigeria · b. 1986 Anthony Annan Anthony AnnanGhana · b. 1986 Constant Djakpa Constant DjakpaIvory Coast · b. 1986 Mohammed Abu Mohammed AbuGhana · b. 1991 Sayouba Mandé Sayouba MandéIvory Coast · Odense Boldklub P Patrick SuffoCameroon · b. 1978 Stéphane Badji Stéphane BadjiSenegal · b. 1990 Yacouba Sylla Yacouba SyllaMali · R.E. Virton Somen Tchoyi Somen TchoyiCameroon · b. 1983 Ola Kamara Ola KamaraSierra Leone · D.C. United Umaru Bangura Umaru BanguraSierra Leone · b. 1987 Emmanuel Ekpo Emmanuel EkpoNigeria · b. 1987 S Sebastian TounektiTunisia · Celtic F.C. Hassan El Fakiri Hassan El FakiriMorocco · b. 1977 Chukwuma Akabueze Chukwuma AkabuezeNigeria · b. 1989 Enock Kofi Adu Enock Kofi AduGhana · b. 1990 T Thabang MolefeSouth Africa · b. 1979 Ibrahima Koné Ibrahima KonéMali · Sarpsborg 08 FF Amahl Pellegrino Amahl PellegrinoTanzania · San Jose Earthquakes Bismark Adjei-Boateng Bismark Adjei-BoatengGhana · FC Petrolul Ploiești F Francisco JúniorGuinea-Bissau · FC Botoșani