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Nigeria Premier Football League Players

584 players all-time · 4 now · 34 clubs

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Playing in the Nigeria Premier Football League now (4)

PlayerNationClubPosition
Ahmed Musa NigeriaKano Pillars F.C.Forward
Christian Pyagbara NigeriaShooting Stars SCForward
Ebenezer Harcourt NigeriaSporting Lagos F.C.Goalkeeper
Aliyu Yakubu NigeriaKano Pillars F.C.

Where they come from

ZimbabweZambiaYemenUzbekistanUnited Arab EmiratesUgandaTurkmenistanTurkeyTunisiaTogo: 2 playersTanzaniaSyriaeSwatiniS. SudanSudanSpainSouth AfricaSomaliaSierra LeoneSeychellesSenegal: 2 playersSaudi ArabiaSão Tomé and PrincipeRwandaQatarPortugalPakistanOmanNigeria: 545 playersNiger: 4 playersNamibiaMozambiqueMoroccoW. SaharaMauritiusMauritaniaMaltaMali: 2 playersMalawiMadagascarLibyaLiberia: 3 playersLesothoLebanonKuwaitKenyaJordanItalyIsraelPalestineIraqIranGuinea-BissauGuineaGreeceGhana: 8 playersGambiaGabonFranceEthiopiaEritreaEq. GuineaEgyptDjiboutiCyprusCôte d'IvoireDem. Rep. CongoCongoComorosChadCentral African Rep.Cabo VerdeCameroon: 4 playersBurundiBurkina FasoBotswanaBenin: 9 playersBahrainAngolaAlgeriaAfghanistan
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By nationality

NationAll-timeNow
Nigeria5454
Beninese players in the Nigeria Premier Football League90
Ghanaian players in the Nigeria Premier Football League80
Nigerien players in the Nigeria Premier Football League40
Cameroonian players in the Nigeria Premier Football League40
Liberian players in the Nigeria Premier Football League30
Senegal20
Togo20
Mali20

Best-known African players in the Nigeria Premier Football League

Ahmed Musa Ahmed MusaNigeria · Kano Pillars F.C. Nwankwo Kanu Nwankwo KanuNigeria · b. 1976 Yakubu YakubuNigeria · b. 1982 M Momodu MutairuNigeria · b. 1976 Taye Taiwo Taye TaiwoNigeria · b. 1985 Vincent Enyeama Vincent EnyeamaNigeria · b. 1982 M Michael ObikuNigeria · b. 1968 Victor Obinna Victor ObinnaNigeria · b. 1987 T Taribo WestNigeria · b. 1974 Odion Ighalo Odion IghaloNigeria · b. 1989 Peter Etebo Peter EteboNigeria · b. 1995 John Utaka John UtakaNigeria · b. 1982 K Kalu UcheNigeria · b. 1982 S Sunday OlisehNigeria · b. 1974 Sani Kaita Sani KaitaNigeria · b. 1986 D Daniel AmokachiNigeria · b. 1972 S Stephen KeshiNigeria · b. 1962 R Rashidi YekiniNigeria · b. 1963 F Finidi GeorgeNigeria · b. 1971 Brown Ideye Brown IdeyeNigeria · b. 1988 G Garba LawalNigeria · b. 1974 Dele Aiyenugba Dele AiyenugbaNigeria · b. 1983 Chidi Odiah Chidi OdiahNigeria · b. 1983 Mutiu Adepoju Mutiu AdepojuNigeria · b. 1970