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African Players in the UAE Pro League

269 players all-time · 14 now · 17 clubs

Playing in the UAE Pro League now (14)

PlayerNationClubPosition
William Carvalho AngolaPalm City FCMidfielder
Soufiane Rahimi MoroccoAl Ain FCForward
Adel Taarabt MoroccoAlshariqaWing half
Abdelhamid Sabiri MoroccoAjman ClubMidfielder
Yahya Jabrane MoroccoAjman ClubMidfielder
Walid Azaro MoroccoAjman ClubForward
Achraf Bencharki MoroccoAl Jazira ClubForward
Philip Otele NigeriaAl-Wahda S.C.C.Winger
Cheickna Doumbia MaliShabab AlAhli Dubai ClubForward
Soufiane Bouftini MoroccoAl Wasl FCDefender
Firas Ben Larbi TunisiaAjman ClubWing half
Oumar Traoré MaliAl Jazira ClubMidfielder
Richard Akonnor GhanaAl Jazira Club
Anouar El Mhassani MoroccoAjman ClubForward

Where they come from

Zimbabwe: 3 playersZambia: 2 playersYemenUzbekistanUnited Arab EmiratesUgandaTurkmenistanTurkeyTunisia: 17 playersTogo: 7 playersTanzaniaSyriaeSwatiniS. SudanSudanSpainSouth AfricaSomaliaSierra Leone: 3 playersSeychellesSenegal: 14 playersSaudi ArabiaSão Tomé and PrincipeRwandaQatarPortugalPakistanOmanNigeria: 19 playersNigerNamibiaMozambiqueMorocco: 63 playersW. SaharaMauritiusMauritaniaMaltaMali: 17 playersMalawiMadagascarLibya: 2 playersLiberia: 5 playersLesothoLebanonKuwaitKenyaJordanItalyIsraelPalestineIraqIranGuinea-BissauGuinea: 5 playersGreeceGhana: 16 playersGambia: 3 playersGabonFranceEthiopiaEritreaEq. GuineaEgypt: 11 playersDjiboutiCyprusCôte d'Ivoire: 24 playersDem. Rep. Congo: 2 playersCongoComorosChadCentral African Rep.Cabo VerdeCameroon: 10 playersBurundiBurkina Faso: 8 playersBotswanaBeninBahrainAngola: 4 playersAlgeria: 18 playersAfghanistan
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By nationality

NationAll-timeNow
Moroccan players in the UAE Pro League638
Ivorian players in the UAE Pro League240
Nigerian players in the UAE Pro League191
Algerian players in the UAE Pro League180
Malian players in the UAE Pro League172
Tunisian players in the UAE Pro League171
Ghanaian players in the UAE Pro League161
Senegalese players in the UAE Pro League140
Egyptian players in the UAE Pro League110
Cameroonian players in the UAE Pro League100
Burkinabé players in the UAE Pro League80
Togolese players in the UAE Pro League70
Guinean players in the UAE Pro League50
Liberian players in the UAE Pro League50
Angolan players in the UAE Pro League41
Gambian players in the UAE Pro League30
Sierra Leonean players in the UAE Pro League30
Zimbabwean players in the UAE Pro League30
Libya20
Zambia20
DR Congo20

Best-known African players in the UAE Pro League

George Weah George WeahLiberia · b. 1966 Asamoah Gyan Asamoah GyanGhana · b. 1985 Abedi Pele Abedi PeleGhana · b. 1964 William Carvalho William CarvalhoAngola · Palm City FC Achille Emaná Achille EmanáCameroon · b. 1982 Mustapha Hadji Mustapha HadjiMorocco · b. 1971 Soufiane Rahimi Soufiane RahimiMorocco · Al Ain FC Moussa Sow Moussa SowSenegal · b. 1986 Emmanuel Emenike Emmanuel EmenikeNigeria · b. 1987 Mohamed Zidan Mohamed ZidanEgypt · b. 1981 Hossam Hassan Hossam HassanEgypt · b. 1966 Karim El Ahmadi Karim El AhmadiMorocco · b. 1985 Abdelaziz Barrada Abdelaziz BarradaMorocco · b. 1989 Oussama Assaidi Oussama AssaidiMorocco · b. 1988 Adel Taarabt Adel TaarabtMorocco · Alshariqa Mohamed Aboutrika Mohamed AboutrikaEgypt · b. 1978 Abdelhamid Sabiri Abdelhamid SabiriMorocco · Ajman Club Abdul Kader Keïta Abdul Kader KeïtaIvory Coast · b. 1981 Bonaventure Kalou Bonaventure KalouIvory Coast · b. 1978 Jonathan Pitroipa Jonathan PitroipaBurkina Faso · Paris FC Mbark Boussoufa Mbark BoussoufaMorocco · b. 1984 Karim Ziani Karim ZianiAlgeria · b. 1982 Bakari Koné Bakari KonéIvory Coast · b. 1981 Prince Tagoe Prince TagoeGhana · b. 1986