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African Players in the Challenger Pro League

289 players all-time · 18 now · 13 clubs

Playing in the Challenger Pro League now (18)

PlayerNationClubPosition
Edo Kayembe DR CongoK.A.S. EupenMidfielder
Ablie Jallow GambiaRFC SeraingMidfielder
Igor Vetokele AngolaLommel SKForward
Ibrahima Cissé GuineaRFC SeraingMidfielder
Idrissa Sylla GuineaKV OostendeForward
Ibrahim Diakité GuineaK.A.S. Eupen
Stélvio Rosa da Cruz AngolaRWDM BrusselsMidfielder
Steve Mvoué CameroonRFC SeraingMidfielder
Makhtar Gueye SenegalRWDM BrusselsMidfielder
Abdoul Karim Dante MaliRWDM BrusselsDefender
Christ Makosso CongoRWDM BrusselsCentral midfielder
Yahya Nadrani MoroccoRFC SeraingCentre-back
Charly Keita Ivory CoastK Beerschot VA
Amadou Keita GuineaK.A.S. EupenMidfielder
Darly Nlandu DR CongoRoyal Excel MouscronMidfielder
Gaël Kakudji DR CongoRFC SeraingDefender
Kiyan Achahbar MoroccoJong Genk
Yacouba Barry SenegalRWDM BrusselsMidfielder

Where they come from

Zimbabwe: 2 playersZambia: 3 playersYemenUzbekistanUnited Arab EmiratesUgandaTurkmenistanTurkeyTunisia: 3 playersTogo: 6 playersTanzaniaSyriaeSwatiniS. SudanSudanSpainSouth Africa: 8 playersSomaliaSierra Leone: 6 playersSeychellesSenegal: 22 playersSaudi ArabiaSão Tomé and PrincipeRwanda: 4 playersQatarPortugalPakistanOmanNigeria: 25 playersNiger: 3 playersNamibiaMozambiqueMorocco: 28 playersW. SaharaMauritiusMauritaniaMaltaMali: 12 playersMalawiMadagascarLibyaLiberiaLesothoLebanonKuwaitKenya: 2 playersJordanItalyIsraelPalestineIraqIranGuinea-Bissau: 2 playersGuinea: 16 playersGreeceGhana: 15 playersGambia: 3 playersGabon: 3 playersFranceEthiopiaEritreaEq. GuineaEgypt: 2 playersDjiboutiCyprusCôte d'Ivoire: 23 playersDem. Rep. Congo: 40 playersCongo: 5 playersComorosChadCentral African Rep.: 2 playersCabo VerdeCameroon: 23 playersBurundi: 2 playersBurkina Faso: 10 playersBotswanaBeninBahrainAngola: 3 playersAlgeria: 10 playersAfghanistan
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By nationality

NationAll-timeNow
DR Congo players in the Challenger Pro League403
Moroccan players in the Challenger Pro League282
Nigerian players in the Challenger Pro League250
Ivorian players in the Challenger Pro League231
Cameroonian players in the Challenger Pro League231
Senegalese players in the Challenger Pro League222
Guinean players in the Challenger Pro League164
Ghanaian players in the Challenger Pro League150
Malian players in the Challenger Pro League121
Algerian players in the Challenger Pro League100
Burkinabé players in the Challenger Pro League100
South African players in the Challenger Pro League80
Sierra Leonean players in the Challenger Pro League60
Togolese players in the Challenger Pro League60
Congolese players in the Challenger Pro League51
Rwandan players in the Challenger Pro League40
Zambian players in the Challenger Pro League30
Angolan players in the Challenger Pro League32
Gambian players in the Challenger Pro League31
Nigerien players in the Challenger Pro League30
Tunisian players in the Challenger Pro League30
Gabonese players in the Challenger Pro League30
Burundi20
Guinea-Bissau20
Central African Republic20
Kenya20
Zimbabwe20
Egypt20

Best-known African players in the Challenger Pro League

Nacer Chadli Nacer ChadliMorocco · b. 1989 Trézéguet TrézéguetEgypt · Trabzonspor Moussa Wagué Moussa WaguéSenegal · AF Elbasani Boubacar Barry Boubacar BarryIvory Coast · b. 1979 Taiwo Awoniyi Taiwo AwoniyiNigeria · Nottingham Forest F.C. S Stephen KeshiNigeria · b. 1962 K Kim GrantGhana · b. 1972 Quinton Fortune Quinton FortuneSouth Africa · b. 1977 Fabrice Ondoa Fabrice OndoaCameroon · b. 1995 Jean-Charles Castelletto Jean-Charles CastellettoCameroon · FC Nantes Selim Amallah Selim AmallahMorocco · Khor Fakkan Club Cyriel Dessers Cyriel DessersNigeria · b. 1994 Djamel Abdoun Djamel AbdounAlgeria · b. 1986 Fabrice Olinga Fabrice OlingaCameroon · b. 1996 Zakaria El Ouahdi Zakaria El OuahdiMorocco · K.R.C. Genk P Peter RufaiNigeria · b. 1963 Anass Zaroury Anass ZarouryMorocco · Panathinaikos F.C. K Khalilou FadigaSenegal · b. 1974 Denis Odoi Denis OdoiGhana · b. 1988 Adekanmi Olufadé Adekanmi OlufadéTogo · b. 1980 Henry Onyekuru Henry OnyekuruNigeria · b. 1997 Aristide Bancé Aristide BancéBurkina Faso · b. 1984 Didier Ovono Didier OvonoGabon · b. 1983 Willy Aubameyang Willy AubameyangGabon · b. 1987