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African Players in the Russian First League

90 players all-time · 2 now · 26 clubs

Playing in the Russian First League now (2)

PlayerNationClubPosition
Thierno Thioub SenegalFC Spartak-2 MoscowForward
Mamadou Camara MaliFC Torpedo MoscowMidfielder

Where they come from

ZimbabweZambia: 3 playersYemenUzbekistanUnited Arab EmiratesUgandaTurkmenistanTurkeyTunisiaTogoTanzaniaSyriaeSwatiniS. SudanSudanSpainSouth AfricaSomaliaSierra LeoneSeychellesSenegal: 5 playersSaudi ArabiaSão Tomé and PrincipeRwandaQatarPortugalPakistanOmanNigeria: 22 playersNigerNamibiaMozambiqueMorocco: 2 playersW. SaharaMauritiusMauritaniaMaltaMali: 3 playersMalawiMadagascarLibyaLiberia: 3 playersLesothoLebanonKuwaitKenyaJordanItalyIsraelPalestineIraqIranGuinea-Bissau: 2 playersGuineaGreeceGhana: 8 playersGambiaGabonFranceEthiopiaEritreaEq. GuineaEgyptDjiboutiCyprusCôte d'Ivoire: 16 playersDem. Rep. Congo: 2 playersCongoComorosChadCentral African Rep.Cabo VerdeCameroon: 11 playersBurundiBurkina Faso: 4 playersBotswanaBeninBahrainAngolaAlgeriaAfghanistan
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By nationality

NationAll-timeNow
Nigerian players in the Russian First League220
Ivorian players in the Russian First League160
Cameroonian players in the Russian First League110
Ghanaian players in the Russian First League80
Senegalese players in the Russian First League51
Burkinabé players in the Russian First League40
Zambian players in the Russian First League30
Malian players in the Russian First League31
Liberian players in the Russian First League30
DR Congo20
Morocco20
Guinea-Bissau20

Best-known African players in the Russian First League

Djibril Cissé Djibril CisséIvory Coast · b. 1981 Emmanuel Frimpong Emmanuel FrimpongGhana · b. 1992 Sani Kaita Sani KaitaNigeria · b. 1986 Charles Kaboré Charles KaboréBurkina Faso · FC Dinamo Moscow Lacina Traoré Lacina TraoréIvory Coast · Varzim S.C. Bakary Koné Bakary KonéBurkina Faso · b. 1988 D Dele AdeleyeNigeria · b. 1988 Mohammed Rabiu Mohammed RabiuGhana · b. 1989 Augustine Eguavoen Augustine EguavoenNigeria · b. 1965 Haminu Draman Haminu DramanGhana · b. 1986 J Justice ChristopherNigeria · b. 1981 Isaac Okoronkwo Isaac OkoronkwoNigeria · b. 1978 Ibrahima Baldé Ibrahima BaldéSenegal · Real Oviedo H Haruna BabangidaNigeria · b. 1982 Mohamed Konaté Mohamed KonatéBurkina Faso · FC Akhmat Grozny Kings Kangwa Kings KangwaZambia · b. 1999 Cédric Gogoua Cédric GogouaIvory Coast · Istiqlol Dushanbe Sekou Oliseh Sekou OlisehLiberia · b. 1990 Abdoul-Gafar Mamah Abdoul-Gafar MamahTogo · FK Ventspils Dramane Traoré Dramane TraoréMali · b. 1982 Yannick Djaló Yannick DjalóGuinea-Bissau · b. 1986 Igor Lolo Igor LoloIvory Coast · b. 1982 Fegor Ogude Fegor OgudeNigeria · b. 1987 Chisamba Lungu Chisamba LunguZambia · b. 1991