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African Players in the Saudi First Division League

74 players all-time · 7 now · 16 clubs

Playing in the Saudi First Division League now (7)

PlayerNationClubPosition
Tarek Hamed EgyptDamac ClubMidfielder
Mouhcine Iajour MoroccoDamac ClubForward
Abdelali Mhamdi MoroccoAl-BatinGoalkeeper
Ibrahima Tandia MaliAl Hazem SCMidfielder
Moustapha Zeghba AlgeriaDamac ClubGoalkeeper
Ely Cheikh Voulani MauritaniaWeg SCForward
Lassina Diaby Ivory CoastAl-BatinForward

Where they come from

ZimbabweZambia: 2 playersYemenUzbekistanUnited Arab EmiratesUgandaTurkmenistanTurkeyTunisia: 11 playersTogoTanzaniaSyriaeSwatiniS. SudanSudan: 3 playersSpainSouth AfricaSomaliaSierra LeoneSeychellesSenegal: 2 playersSaudi ArabiaSão Tomé and PrincipeRwandaQatarPortugalPakistanOmanNigeria: 3 playersNigerNamibiaMozambiqueMorocco: 7 playersW. SaharaMauritiusMauritania: 2 playersMaltaMali: 4 playersMalawiMadagascarLibyaLiberiaLesothoLebanonKuwaitKenyaJordanItalyIsraelPalestineIraqIranGuinea-BissauGuineaGreeceGhana: 6 playersGambiaGabonFranceEthiopiaEritreaEq. GuineaEgypt: 5 playersDjiboutiCyprusCôte d'Ivoire: 4 playersDem. Rep. CongoCongoComorosChad: 2 playersCentral African Rep.Cabo VerdeCameroon: 5 playersBurundiBurkina Faso: 4 playersBotswanaBeninBahrainAngolaAlgeria: 5 playersAfghanistan
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By nationality

NationAll-timeNow
Tunisian players in the Saudi First Division League110
Moroccan players in the Saudi First Division League72
Ghanaian players in the Saudi First Division League60
Cameroonian players in the Saudi First Division League50
Egyptian players in the Saudi First Division League51
Algerian players in the Saudi First Division League51
Burkinabé players in the Saudi First Division League40
Ivorian players in the Saudi First Division League41
Malian players in the Saudi First Division League41
Nigerian players in the Saudi First Division League30
Sudanese players in the Saudi First Division League30
Chad20
Zambia20
Senegal20
Mauritania21

Best-known African players in the Saudi First Division League

William Troost-Ekong William Troost-EkongNigeria · Al Ahli SC Aymen Mathlouthi Aymen MathlouthiTunisia · b. 1984 Aziz Bouhaddouz Aziz BouhaddouzMorocco · SV Sandhausen Tarek Hamed Tarek HamedEgypt · Damac Club Ismaël Bangoura Ismaël BangouraGuinea · b. 1985 Moussa Maâzou Moussa MaâzouNiger · Sektzia Nes Tziona F.C. Djamel Menad Djamel MenadAlgeria · b. 1960 Abdou Traoré Abdou TraoréMali · b. 1988 Abdoulaye Traoré Abdoulaye TraoréIvory Coast · b. 1967 Jonás Ramalho Jonás RamalhoAngola · Kazma Sporting Club Adolphe Teikeu Adolphe TeikeuCameroon · FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Mouhcine Iajour Mouhcine IajourMorocco · Damac Club Mohamed Koffi Mohamed KoffiBurkina Faso · Smouha SC Amahl Pellegrino Amahl PellegrinoTanzania · San Jose Earthquakes Driss Fettouhi Driss FettouhiMorocco · Al Ahli SC M Muhammed BadamosiGambia · Riga FC M Moussa NarryGhana · b. 1986 I Ibrahim SalahEgypt · b. 1987 T Thomas LibiihCameroon · b. 1967 M Mamoutou N'DiayeMali · b. 1990 Hatten Baratli Hatten BaratliTunisia · b. 1991 A Abdelali MhamdiMorocco · Al-Batin Salaheddine Aqqal Salaheddine AqqalMorocco · b. 1984 Abdelkader Bedrane Abdelkader BedraneAlgeria · b. 1992