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African Players in the Qatar Stars League

280 players all-time · 8 now · 13 clubs

Playing in the Qatar Stars League now (8)

PlayerNationClubPosition
William Troost-Ekong NigeriaAl Ahli SCDefender
Ferjani Sassi TunisiaAl-Gharafa SCMidfielder
Aïssa Laïdouni TunisiaAl-Wakrah Sports ClubDefender
Naïm Sliti TunisiaAl Ahli SCMidfielder
Sofiane Hanni AlgeriaAl-Khor Sports ClubMidfielder
Wajdi Kechrida TunisiaAl-Gharafa SCMidfielder
Driss Fettouhi MoroccoAl Ahli SCMidfielder
Ismail Haddad MoroccoAl-Khor Sports ClubWing half

Where they come from

ZimbabweZambiaYemenUzbekistanUnited Arab EmiratesUgandaTurkmenistanTurkeyTunisia: 21 playersTogo: 2 playersTanzaniaSyriaeSwatiniS. SudanSudan: 7 playersSpainSouth AfricaSomaliaSierra LeoneSeychellesSenegal: 19 playersSaudi ArabiaSão Tomé and PrincipeRwandaQatarPortugalPakistanOmanNigeria: 15 playersNigerNamibiaMozambiqueMorocco: 52 playersW. SaharaMauritiusMauritaniaMaltaMali: 9 playersMalawiMadagascarLibya: 5 playersLiberia: 4 playersLesothoLebanonKuwaitKenyaJordanItalyIsraelPalestineIraqIranGuinea-Bissau: 2 playersGuinea: 7 playersGreeceGhana: 17 playersGambia: 2 playersGabonFranceEthiopiaEritreaEq. GuineaEgypt: 11 playersDjiboutiCyprusCôte d'Ivoire: 19 playersDem. Rep. Congo: 10 playersCongoComorosChadCentral African Rep.Cabo Verde: 4 playersCameroon: 16 playersBurundi: 2 playersBurkina Faso: 8 playersBotswanaBeninBahrainAngola: 4 playersAlgeria: 35 playersAfghanistan
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By nationality

NationAll-timeNow
Moroccan players in the Qatar Stars League522
Algerian players in the Qatar Stars League351
Tunisian players in the Qatar Stars League214
Senegalese players in the Qatar Stars League190
Ivorian players in the Qatar Stars League190
Ghanaian players in the Qatar Stars League170
Cameroonian players in the Qatar Stars League160
Nigerian players in the Qatar Stars League151
Egyptian players in the Qatar Stars League110
DR Congo players in the Qatar Stars League100
Malian players in the Qatar Stars League90
Burkinabé players in the Qatar Stars League80
Guinean players in the Qatar Stars League70
Sudanese players in the Qatar Stars League70
Libyan players in the Qatar Stars League50
Liberian players in the Qatar Stars League40
Cape Verdean players in the Qatar Stars League40
Angolan players in the Qatar Stars League40
Guinea-Bissau20
Burundi20
Gambia20
Togo20

Best-known African players in the Qatar Stars League

Samuel Eto'o Samuel Eto'oCameroon · b. 1981 Marcel Desailly Marcel DesaillyGhana · b. 1968 Hakim Ziyech Hakim ZiyechMorocco · Botafogo F.R. André Ayew André AyewGhana · b. 1989 Djibril Cissé Djibril CisséIvory Coast · b. 1981 Medhi Benatia Medhi BenatiaMorocco · b. 1987 Presnel Kimpembe Presnel KimpembeDR Congo · Al Kharaitiyat SC Yakubu YakubuNigeria · b. 1982 Seydou Keita Seydou KeitaMali · b. 1980 Jay-Jay Okocha Jay-Jay OkochaNigeria · b. 1973 Wilfried Bony Wilfried BonyIvory Coast · b. 1988 Abedi Pele Abedi PeleGhana · b. 1964 Romain Saïss Romain SaïssMorocco · b. 1990 William Troost-Ekong William Troost-EkongNigeria · Al Ahli SC T Taribo WestNigeria · b. 1974 Sofiane Boufal Sofiane BoufalMorocco · Al-ittihad John Utaka John UtakaNigeria · b. 1982 V Victor IkpebaNigeria · b. 1973 Mohammed Muntari Mohammed MuntariGhana · b. 1993 K Kalu UcheNigeria · b. 1982 Rafik Halliche Rafik HallicheAlgeria · b. 1986 Ferjani Sassi Ferjani SassiTunisia · Al-Gharafa SC Abdou Diallo Abdou DialloSenegal · Abha Rabah Madjer Rabah MadjerAlgeria · b. 1958