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African Players in the TFF First League

297 players all-time · 13 now · 28 clubs

Playing in the TFF First League now (13)

PlayerNationClubPosition
Vincent Aboubakar CameroonBodrum FKCentre-forward
Cheikhou Kouyaté SenegalAmed S.F.K.Midfielder
Abdou Razack Traoré Burkina FasoSivassporMidfielder
Hadi Sacko MaliAdanasporWing half
Isaac Cofie GhanaSivassporMidfielder
Isaac Donkor GhanaAdanasporCentre-back
Rayane Aabid MoroccoHataysporForward
Joseph Mensah Ghanaİstanbulspor A.Ş.Midfielder
Paul Keita SenegalAkhisar BelediyesporMidfielder
Funsho Bamgboye NigeriaHataysporForward
Elvin Mendy Gambiaİstanbulspor A.Ş.
Ahmed Traore Ivory CoastFatih Karagümrük S.K.
Emmanuel Aderinola NigeriaBoluspor

Where they come from

ZimbabweZambiaYemenUzbekistanUnited Arab EmiratesUgandaTurkmenistanTurkeyTunisia: 12 playersTogo: 6 playersTanzania: 2 playersSyriaeSwatiniS. SudanSudanSpainSouth Africa: 7 playersSomaliaSierra Leone: 3 playersSeychellesSenegal: 28 playersSaudi ArabiaSão Tomé and PrincipeRwanda: 2 playersQatarPortugalPakistanOmanNigeria: 50 playersNigerNamibiaMozambiqueMorocco: 12 playersW. SaharaMauritiusMauritaniaMaltaMali: 11 playersMalawiMadagascarLibyaLiberia: 3 playersLesothoLebanonKuwaitKenyaJordanItalyIsraelPalestineIraqIranGuinea-Bissau: 5 playersGuinea: 10 playersGreeceGhana: 25 playersGambiaGabon: 3 playersFranceEthiopiaEritreaEq. GuineaEgypt: 8 playersDjiboutiCyprusCôte d'Ivoire: 16 playersDem. Rep. Congo: 18 playersCongo: 4 playersComorosChadCentral African Rep.Cabo VerdeCameroon: 38 playersBurundi: 2 playersBurkina Faso: 5 playersBotswanaBenin: 5 playersBahrainAngola: 2 playersAlgeria: 12 playersAfghanistan
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By nationality

NationAll-timeNow
Nigerian players in the TFF First League502
Cameroonian players in the TFF First League381
Senegalese players in the TFF First League282
Ghanaian players in the TFF First League253
DR Congo players in the TFF First League180
Ivorian players in the TFF First League161
Algerian players in the TFF First League120
Moroccan players in the TFF First League121
Tunisian players in the TFF First League120
Malian players in the TFF First League111
Guinean players in the TFF First League100
Egyptian players in the TFF First League80
South African players in the TFF First League70
Togolese players in the TFF First League60
Beninese players in the TFF First League50
Burkinabé players in the TFF First League51
Bissau-Guinean players in the TFF First League50
Congolese players in the TFF First League40
Liberian players in the TFF First League30
Sierra Leonean players in the TFF First League30
Gabonese players in the TFF First League30
Tanzania20
Burundi20
Rwanda20
Angola20

Best-known African players in the TFF First League

Samuel Eto'o Samuel Eto'oCameroon · b. 1981 Mario Balotelli Mario BalotelliGhana · Al-Ittifaq F. C. Emmanuel Adebayor Emmanuel AdebayorTogo · b. 1984 Samir Nasri Samir NasriAlgeria · b. 1987 Asamoah Gyan Asamoah GyanGhana · b. 1985 Ahmed Musa Ahmed MusaNigeria · Kano Pillars F.C. Medhi Benatia Medhi BenatiaMorocco · b. 1987 Vincent Aboubakar Vincent AboubakarCameroon · Bodrum FK Yakubu YakubuNigeria · b. 1982 Sofiane Feghouli Sofiane FeghouliAlgeria · b. 1989 Mbaye Niang Mbaye NiangSenegal · USL Dunkerque Siphiwe Tshabalala Siphiwe TshabalalaSouth Africa · b. 1984 Christian Atsu Christian AtsuGhana · b. 1992 Keita Balde Keita BaldeSenegal · AC Monza Didier Zokora Didier ZokoraIvory Coast · b. 1980 Mame Biram Diouf Mame Biram DioufSenegal · Ankara Keçiörengücü S.K. Nicolas Nkoulou Nicolas NkoulouCameroon · b. 1990 Cheikhou Kouyaté Cheikhou KouyatéSenegal · Amed S.F.K. Nordin Amrabat Nordin AmrabatMorocco · b. 1987 Jean Makoun Jean MakounCameroon · b. 1983 Dominic Adiyiah Dominic AdiyiahGhana · b. 1989 John Utaka John UtakaNigeria · b. 1982 Munir Mohand Mohamedi Munir Mohand MohamediMorocco · Al Wehda FC Richard Kingson Richard KingsonGhana · b. 1978