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African Players in the Scottish Premiership

169 players all-time · 8 now · 13 clubs

Playing in the Scottish Premiership now (8)

PlayerNationClubPosition
Haissem Hassan EgyptCeltic F.C.Right winger
Joe Aribo NigeriaRangers F.C.Midfielder
Sebastian Tounekti TunisiaCeltic F.C.Midfielder
Hamza Igamane MoroccoRangers F.C.Centre-forward
Uche Ikpeazu UgandaHeart of Midlothian F.C.Forward
Afeez Aremu NigeriaAberdeen F.C.Midfielder
Peter Ambrose NigeriaAberdeen F.C.
Derick Osei GhanaDundee F.C.Wing half

Where they come from

Zimbabwe: 2 playersZambiaYemenUzbekistanUnited Arab EmiratesUganda: 5 playersTurkmenistanTurkeyTunisia: 5 playersTogo: 2 playersTanzaniaSyriaeSwatiniS. SudanSudanSpainSouth Africa: 17 playersSomaliaSierra LeoneSeychellesSenegal: 9 playersSaudi ArabiaSão Tomé and PrincipeRwandaQatarPortugalPakistanOmanNigeria: 21 playersNigerNamibiaMozambiqueMorocco: 14 playersW. SaharaMauritiusMauritaniaMaltaMali: 3 playersMalawiMadagascarLibyaLiberiaLesothoLebanonKuwaitKenyaJordanItalyIsraelPalestineIraqIranGuinea-BissauGuinea: 4 playersGreeceGhana: 7 playersGambia: 2 playersGabon: 3 playersFranceEthiopiaEritreaEq. GuineaEgypt: 4 playersDjiboutiCyprusCôte d'Ivoire: 16 playersDem. Rep. Congo: 6 playersCongo: 3 playersComorosChadCentral African Rep.Cabo Verde: 2 playersCameroon: 14 playersBurundiBurkina FasoBotswanaBenin: 2 playersBahrainAngolaAlgeria: 15 playersAfghanistan
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By nationality

NationAll-timeNow
Nigerian players in the Scottish Premiership213
South African players in the Scottish Premiership170
Ivorian players in the Scottish Premiership160
Algerian players in the Scottish Premiership150
Moroccan players in the Scottish Premiership141
Cameroonian players in the Scottish Premiership140
Senegalese players in the Scottish Premiership90
Ghanaian players in the Scottish Premiership71
DR Congo players in the Scottish Premiership60
Ugandan players in the Scottish Premiership51
Tunisian players in the Scottish Premiership51
Egyptian players in the Scottish Premiership41
Guinean players in the Scottish Premiership40
Malian players in the Scottish Premiership30
Congolese players in the Scottish Premiership30
Gabonese players in the Scottish Premiership30
Zimbabwe20
Cape Verde20
Gambia20
Benin20
Togo20

Best-known African players in the Scottish Premiership

Kolo Touré Kolo TouréIvory Coast · b. 1981 Basile Boli Basile BoliIvory Coast · b. 1967 Lassad Nouioui Lassad NouiouiTunisia · b. 1986 Amad Diallo Amad DialloIvory Coast · Sunderland A.F.C. Victor Wanyama Victor WanyamaKenya · b. 1991 El Hadji Diouf El Hadji DioufSenegal · b. 1981 Mubarak Wakaso Mubarak WakasoGhana · b. 1990 Raïs M'Bolhi Raïs M'BolhiAlgeria · Al-Ettifaq FC Sadiq Umar Sadiq UmarNigeria · Valencia CF Jeffrey Schlupp Jeffrey SchluppGhana · b. 1992 Landry Nguémo Landry NguémoCameroon · b. 1985 Madjid Bougherra Madjid BougherraAlgeria · b. 1982 H Henri CamaraSenegal · b. 1977 Guy Demel Guy DemelIvory Coast · b. 1981 Éric Djemba-Djemba Éric Djemba-DjembaCameroon · b. 1981 Mehdi Abeid Mehdi AbeidAlgeria · b. 1992 Diomansy Kamara Diomansy KamaraSenegal · b. 1980 Sone Aluko Sone AlukoNigeria · b. 1989 Efe Ambrose Efe AmbroseNigeria · b. 1988 Olivier Kapo Olivier KapoIvory Coast · b. 1980 Haissem Hassan Haissem HassanEgypt · Celtic F.C. Maurice Edu Maurice EduNigeria · b. 1986 Badr El Kaddouri Badr El KaddouriMorocco · b. 1981 Cyriel Dessers Cyriel DessersNigeria · b. 1994