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African Players in the Premier League

111 players all-time · 4 now · 19 clubs

Playing in the Premier League now (4)

PlayerNationClubPosition
Olarenwaju Kayode NigeriaFC Shakhtar DonetskForward
Prince Kwabena Adu GhanaFC Kryvbas Kryvyi RihMidfielder
Olabiran Muyiwa NigeriaFC Dynamo KyivForward
Oche Ochowechi NigeriaFC Kryvbas Kryvyi RihForward

Where they come from

Zimbabwe: 2 playersZambiaYemenUzbekistanUnited Arab EmiratesUgandaTurkmenistanTurkeyTunisia: 4 playersTogo: 3 playersTanzaniaSyriaeSwatiniS. SudanSudanSpainSouth AfricaSomaliaSierra LeoneSeychellesSenegal: 9 playersSaudi ArabiaSão Tomé and PrincipeRwandaQatarPortugalPakistanOmanNigeria: 39 playersNigerNamibiaMozambiqueMorocco: 5 playersW. SaharaMauritiusMauritaniaMaltaMali: 2 playersMalawiMadagascarLibyaLiberiaLesothoLebanonKuwaitKenyaJordanItalyIsraelPalestineIraqIranGuinea-BissauGuinea: 4 playersGreeceGhana: 5 playersGambiaGabonFranceEthiopiaEritreaEq. GuineaEgyptDjiboutiCyprusCôte d'Ivoire: 11 playersDem. Rep. Congo: 3 playersCongo: 3 playersComorosChadCentral African Rep.Cabo VerdeCameroon: 13 playersBurundiBurkina FasoBotswanaBeninBahrainAngolaAlgeriaAfghanistan
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By nationality

NationAll-timeNow
Nigerian players in the Premier League393
Cameroonian players in the Premier League130
Ivorian players in the Premier League110
Senegalese players in the Premier League90
Moroccan players in the Premier League50
Ghanaian players in the Premier League51
Guinean players in the Premier League40
Tunisian players in the Premier League40
Congolese players in the Premier League30
DR Congo players in the Premier League30
Togolese players in the Premier League30
Mali20
Zimbabwe20

Best-known African players in the Premier League

Yaya Touré Yaya TouréIvory Coast · b. 1983 Taye Taiwo Taye TaiwoNigeria · b. 1985 Younès Belhanda Younès BelhandaMorocco · b. 1990 Derek Boateng Derek BoatengGhana · b. 1983 Sani Kaita Sani KaitaNigeria · b. 1986 Samuel Inkoom Samuel InkoomGhana · b. 1989 Brown Ideye Brown IdeyeNigeria · b. 1988 Ayila Yussuf Ayila YussufNigeria · b. 1984 Dieumerci Mbokani Dieumerci MbokaniDR Congo · b. 1985 Julius Aghahowa Julius AghahowaNigeria · b. 1982 Emmanuel Dennis Emmanuel DennisNigeria · b. 1997 Lukman Haruna Lukman HarunaNigeria · b. 1990 Badr El Kaddouri Badr El KaddouriMorocco · b. 1981 Martin Hongla Martin HonglaCameroon · Hellas Verona FC D Dele AdeleyeNigeria · b. 1988 Michel Babatunde Michel BabatundeNigeria · FK Mash'al Mubarek I Ibrahim TouréIvory Coast · b. 1985 Ismaël Bangoura Ismaël BangouraGuinea · b. 1985 Aristide Bancé Aristide BancéBurkina Faso · b. 1984 Isaac Okoronkwo Isaac OkoronkwoNigeria · b. 1978 J James ObiorahNigeria · b. 1978 Olarenwaju Kayode Olarenwaju KayodeNigeria · FC Shakhtar Donetsk Prince Kwabena Adu Prince Kwabena AduGhana · FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Serge Akakpo Serge AkakpoTogo · b. 1987