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African Players in the National League

167 players all-time · 1 now · 23 clubs

Playing in the National League now (1)

PlayerNationClubPosition
Yoan Zouma Central African RepublicBarrow A.F.C.Defender

Where they come from

Zimbabwe: 6 playersZambiaYemenUzbekistanUnited Arab EmiratesUgandaTurkmenistanTurkeyTunisia: 4 playersTogo: 3 playersTanzania: 3 playersSyriaeSwatiniS. SudanSudanSpainSouth Africa: 19 playersSomaliaSierra Leone: 10 playersSeychellesSenegal: 7 playersSaudi ArabiaSão Tomé and PrincipeRwandaQatarPortugalPakistanOmanNigeria: 27 playersNigerNamibia: 2 playersMozambiqueMoroccoW. SaharaMauritiusMauritaniaMaltaMali: 5 playersMalawiMadagascarLibyaLiberiaLesothoLebanonKuwaitKenya: 3 playersJordanItalyIsraelPalestineIraqIranGuinea-Bissau: 4 playersGuinea: 2 playersGreeceGhana: 18 playersGambia: 3 playersGabonFranceEthiopiaEritreaEq. GuineaEgyptDjiboutiCyprusCôte d'Ivoire: 4 playersDem. Rep. Congo: 17 playersCongoComorosChadCentral African Rep.: 3 playersCabo VerdeCameroon: 10 playersBurundiBurkina FasoBotswanaBeninBahrainAngola: 2 playersAlgeria: 3 playersAfghanistan
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By nationality

NationAll-timeNow
Nigerian players in the National League270
South African players in the National League190
Ghanaian players in the National League180
DR Congo players in the National League170
Sierra Leonean players in the National League100
Cameroonian players in the National League100
Senegalese players in the National League70
Zimbabwean players in the National League60
Malian players in the National League50
Ivorian players in the National League40
Tunisian players in the National League40
Bissau-Guinean players in the National League40
Tanzanian players in the National League30
Algerian players in the National League30
Central African players in the National League31
Gambian players in the National League30
Kenyan players in the National League30
Togolese players in the National League30
Angola20
Guinea20
Namibia20

Best-known African players in the National League

Yannick Bolasie Yannick BolasieDR Congo · Cruzeiro E.C. K Kim GrantGhana · b. 1972 Steven Caulker Steven CaulkerSierra Leone · b. 1991 Junior Agogo Junior AgogoGhana · b. 1979 A Ali DiaSenegal · b. 1965 Britt Assombalonga Britt AssombalongaDR Congo · b. 1992 Aaron Tshibola Aaron TshibolaDR Congo · b. 1995 Semi Ajayi Semi AjayiNigeria · West Bromwich Albion F.C. Efe Sodje Efe SodjeNigeria · b. 1972 Leroy Lita Leroy LitaDR Congo · b. 1984 Kwesi Appiah Kwesi AppiahGhana · b. 1990 Toni Silva Toni SilvaGuinea-Bissau · FC Taraz E Efan EkokuNigeria · b. 1967 A Abiodun BaruwaNigeria · b. 1974 Kelvin Etuhu Kelvin EtuhuNigeria · b. 1988 Ebou Adams Ebou AdamsGambia · b. 1996 Nassim Akrour Nassim AkrourAlgeria · b. 1974 Tendayi Darikwa Tendayi DarikwaZimbabwe · b. 1991 George Elokobi George ElokobiCameroon · b. 1986 Bevis Mugabi Bevis MugabiUganda · b. 1995 Oliver Risser Oliver RisserNamibia · b. 1980 Eddie Firmani Eddie FirmaniSouth Africa · b. 1933 Bilel Mohsni Bilel MohsniTunisia · b. 1987 M Mustapha CarayolGambia · b. 1988