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African Players in the NIFL Premiership

12 players all-time · 2 now · 10 clubs

Playing in the NIFL Premiership now (2)

PlayerNationClubPosition
Gaël Bigirimana BurundiDungannon Swifts F.C.Midfielder
Christy Manzinga DR CongoLinfield F.C.

Where they come from

ZimbabweZambiaYemenUzbekistanUnited Arab EmiratesUgandaTurkmenistanTurkeyTunisiaTogoTanzaniaSyriaeSwatiniS. SudanSudanSpainSouth Africa: 6 playersSomaliaSierra LeoneSeychellesSenegalSaudi ArabiaSão Tomé and PrincipeRwandaQatarPortugalPakistanOmanNigeriaNigerNamibiaMozambiqueMoroccoW. SaharaMauritiusMauritaniaMaltaMaliMalawiMadagascarLibyaLiberiaLesothoLebanonKuwaitKenyaJordanItalyIsraelPalestineIraqIranGuinea-BissauGuineaGreeceGhanaGambiaGabonFranceEthiopiaEritreaEq. GuineaEgyptDjiboutiCyprusCôte d'IvoireDem. Rep. CongoCongoComorosChadCentral African Rep.Cabo VerdeCameroonBurundiBurkina FasoBotswanaBeninBahrainAngolaAlgeriaAfghanistan
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By nationality

NationAll-timeNow
South African players in the NIFL Premiership60

Best-known African players in the NIFL Premiership

G Gaël BigirimanaBurundi · Dungannon Swifts F.C. H Hocine YahiAlgeria · b. 1960 B Bryce MoonSouth Africa · b. 1986 C Christy ManzingaDR Congo · Linfield F.C. S Sammy TroughtonSouth Africa · b. 1964 Noureddine Maamria Noureddine MaamriaTunisia · b. 1971 C Clinton LarsenSouth Africa · b. 1971 M Michael AraujoSouth Africa · b. 1968 D Dudley MilliganSouth Africa · b. 1916 Patrick Hagan Patrick HaganSouth Africa · b. 1870 M Maano DitshupoBotswana · b. 1985 A Aimé KoudouIvory Coast · b. 1976