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African Players in the Israeli Premier League

218 players all-time · 10 now · 15 clubs

Playing in the Israeli Premier League now (10)

PlayerNationClubPosition
Abdoulaye Seck SenegalMaccabi Haifa F.C.Defender
Taleb Tawatha SudanBnei Sakhnin F.C.Defender
Stephane Acka Ivory CoastIroni Kiryat Shmona F.C.Defender
Ali Mohamed NigerMaccabi Haifa F.C.Midfielder
Janet Egyir GhanaHapoel Jerusalem F.C.Defender
Boubacar Fofana GuineaIroni Tiberias F.C.Midfielder
Leonard Owusu GhanaF.C. AshdodMidfielder
Mavis Tchibota CongoMaccabi Haifa F.C.Forward
Richard Boateng Welbeck GhanaHapoel Petah Tikva F.C.Midfielder
Peter Godly Michael NigeriaIroni Tiberias F.C.Forward

Where they come from

Zimbabwe: 2 playersZambia: 7 playersYemenUzbekistanUnited Arab EmiratesUganda: 2 playersTurkmenistanTurkeyTunisiaTogo: 2 playersTanzaniaSyriaeSwatiniS. SudanSudanSpainSouth Africa: 9 playersSomaliaSierra Leone: 2 playersSeychellesSenegal: 5 playersSaudi ArabiaSão Tomé and PrincipeRwandaQatarPortugalPakistanOmanNigeria: 49 playersNigerNamibiaMozambiqueMorocco: 2 playersW. SaharaMauritiusMauritaniaMaltaMaliMalawiMadagascarLibyaLiberia: 6 playersLesothoLebanonKuwaitKenyaJordanItalyIsraelPalestineIraqIranGuinea-Bissau: 4 playersGuinea: 5 playersGreeceGhana: 41 playersGambia: 4 playersGabon: 2 playersFranceEthiopia: 5 playersEritreaEq. Guinea: 2 playersEgyptDjiboutiCyprusCôte d'Ivoire: 16 playersDem. Rep. Congo: 17 playersCongo: 2 playersComorosChadCentral African Rep.Cabo VerdeCameroon: 20 playersBurundiBurkina Faso: 2 playersBotswanaBenin: 3 playersBahrainAngolaAlgeriaAfghanistan
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By nationality

NationAll-timeNow
Nigerian players in the Israeli Premier League491
Ghanaian players in the Israeli Premier League413
Cameroonian players in the Israeli Premier League200
DR Congo players in the Israeli Premier League170
Ivorian players in the Israeli Premier League161
South African players in the Israeli Premier League90
Zambian players in the Israeli Premier League70
Liberian players in the Israeli Premier League60
Ethiopian players in the Israeli Premier League50
Senegalese players in the Israeli Premier League51
Guinean players in the Israeli Premier League51
Gambian players in the Israeli Premier League40
Bissau-Guinean players in the Israeli Premier League40
Beninese players in the Israeli Premier League30
Burkina Faso20
Gabon20
Morocco20
Uganda20
Congo21
Zimbabwe20
Togo20
Sierra Leone20
Equatorial Guinea20

Best-known African players in the Israeli Premier League

Yakubu YakubuNigeria · b. 1982 Vincent Enyeama Vincent EnyeamaNigeria · b. 1982 John Paintsil John PaintsilGhana · b. 1981 Derek Boateng Derek BoatengGhana · b. 1983 Tsepo Masilela Tsepo MasilelaSouth Africa · b. 1985 Éric Djemba-Djemba Éric Djemba-DjembaCameroon · b. 1981 Emmanuel Mayuka Emmanuel MayukaZambia · b. 1990 Steve Gohouri Steve GohouriIvory Coast · b. 1981 Austin Ejide Austin EjideNigeria · b. 1984 S Sammy AdjeiGhana · b. 1980 Moussa Konaté Moussa KonatéSenegal · b. 1993 Efe Ambrose Efe AmbroseNigeria · b. 1988 Georges Mandjeck Georges MandjeckCameroon · Sportkring Beveren Mohammadou Idrissou Mohammadou IdrissouCameroon · b. 1980 John Ugochukwu John UgochukwuNigeria · b. 1988 Djakaridja Koné Djakaridja KonéBurkina Faso · b. 1986 Abdoulaye Seck Abdoulaye SeckSenegal · Maccabi Haifa F.C. Apoula Edel Apoula EdelCameroon · b. 1986 O Olubayo AdefemiNigeria · b. 1985 J Juwon OshaniwaNigeria · b. 1990 E Eric EjioforNigeria · b. 1979 E Emmanuel PappoeGhana · b. 1981 Jean-Jacques Gosso Jean-Jacques GossoIvory Coast · b. 1983 P Patrick SuffoCameroon · b. 1978