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African Players in the EFL Championship

504 players all-time · 15 now · 24 clubs

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Playing in the EFL Championship now (15)

PlayerNationClubPosition
Jordan Ayew GhanaSheffield United F.C.Forward
Ismaïla Sarr SenegalWatford F.C.Forward
Saïd Benrahma AlgeriaWest Ham United F.C.Forward
Maxwel Cornet Ivory CoastWest Ham United F.C.Forward
Rayan Aït-Nouri AlgeriaWolverhampton Wanderers F.C.Full-back
Armel Bella-Kotchap CameroonSouthampton F.C.Centre-back
Albert Adomah GhanaQueens Park Rangers F.C.Forward
Yan Valery TunisiaSouthampton F.C.Defender
Semi Ajayi NigeriaWest Bromwich Albion F.C.Defender
Ryan Mmaee MoroccoStoke City F.C.Forward
Adama Boiro SenegalWest Ham United F.C.Forward
Junior Tchamadeu CameroonStoke City F.C.Defender
Jojo Wollacott GhanaCharlton Athletic F.C.Goalkeeper
Carlos Mendes Gomes Guinea-BissauBolton Wanderers F.C.Forward
Leo Ramirez-Espain South AfricaWatford F.C.Defensive midfielder

Where they come from

Zimbabwe: 7 playersZambia: 3 playersYemenUzbekistanUnited Arab EmiratesUgandaTurkmenistanTurkeyTunisia: 7 playersTogo: 3 playersTanzania: 3 playersSyriaeSwatiniS. SudanSudanSpainSouth Africa: 53 playersSomaliaSierra Leone: 15 playersSeychelles: 3 playersSenegal: 40 playersSaudi ArabiaSão Tomé and PrincipeRwandaQatarPortugalPakistanOmanNigeria: 70 playersNigerNamibiaMozambiqueMorocco: 25 playersW. SaharaMauritiusMauritaniaMaltaMali: 17 playersMalawiMadagascarLibyaLiberia: 3 playersLesothoLebanonKuwaitKenya: 3 playersJordanItalyIsraelPalestineIraqIranGuinea-Bissau: 6 playersGuinea: 10 playersGreeceGhana: 30 playersGambia: 9 playersGabon: 4 playersFranceEthiopiaEritreaEq. Guinea: 4 playersEgypt: 8 playersDjiboutiCyprusCôte d'Ivoire: 32 playersDem. Rep. Congo: 43 playersCongo: 9 playersComoros: 2 playersChadCentral African Rep.: 2 playersCabo Verde: 3 playersCameroon: 41 playersBurundi: 3 playersBurkina Faso: 4 playersBotswanaBenin: 6 playersBahrainAngola: 5 playersAlgeria: 21 playersAfghanistan
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By nationality

NationAll-timeNow
Nigerian players in the EFL Championship701
South African players in the EFL Championship531
DR Congo players in the EFL Championship430
Cameroonian players in the EFL Championship412
Senegalese players in the EFL Championship402
Ivorian players in the EFL Championship321
Ghanaian players in the EFL Championship303
Moroccan players in the EFL Championship251
Algerian players in the EFL Championship212
Malian players in the EFL Championship170
Sierra Leonean players in the EFL Championship150
Guinean players in the EFL Championship100
Congolese players in the EFL Championship90
Gambian players in the EFL Championship90
Egyptian players in the EFL Championship80
Tunisian players in the EFL Championship71
Zimbabwean players in the EFL Championship70
Bissau-Guinean players in the EFL Championship61
Beninese players in the EFL Championship60
Angolan players in the EFL Championship50
Burkinabé players in the EFL Championship40
Equatoguinean players in the EFL Championship40
Gabonese players in the EFL Championship40
Zambian players in the EFL Championship30
Seychellois players in the EFL Championship30
Tanzanian players in the EFL Championship30
Burundian players in the EFL Championship30
Togolese players in the EFL Championship30
Liberian players in the EFL Championship30
Cape Verdean players in the EFL Championship30
Kenyan players in the EFL Championship30
Central African Republic20
Comoros20

Best-known African players in the EFL Championship

Patrice Evra Patrice EvraSenegal · b. 1981 Mikel John Obi Mikel John ObiNigeria · b. 1987 Samir Nasri Samir NasriAlgeria · b. 1987 Kevin-Prince Boateng Kevin-Prince BoatengGhana · b. 1987 Dimitri Payet Dimitri PayetRéunion · b. 1987 Sulley Muntari Sulley MuntariGhana · b. 1984 Serge Gnabry Serge GnabryIvory Coast · b. 1995 André Ayew André AyewGhana · b. 1989 Éric Maxim Choupo-Moting Éric Maxim Choupo-MotingCameroon · Red Bull New York Victor Moses Victor MosesNigeria · FC Kaisar Djibril Cissé Djibril CisséIvory Coast · b. 1981 Nwankwo Kanu Nwankwo KanuNigeria · b. 1976 Jordan Ayew Jordan AyewGhana · Sheffield United F.C. Yakubu YakubuNigeria · b. 1982 Obafemi Martins Obafemi MartinsNigeria · b. 1984 Alex Song Alex SongCameroon · b. 1987 Peter Odemwingie Peter OdemwingieNigeria · b. 1981 Ademola Lookman Ademola LookmanNigeria · Atlético Madrid Nacer Chadli Nacer ChadliMorocco · b. 1989 Jay-Jay Okocha Jay-Jay OkochaNigeria · b. 1973 Joseph Yobo Joseph YoboNigeria · b. 1980 Wilfried Bony Wilfried BonyIvory Coast · b. 1988 Sofiane Feghouli Sofiane FeghouliAlgeria · b. 1989 Demba Ba Demba BaSenegal · b. 1985