Dual-nationality African footballers
1,809 players who were born abroad, hold more than one citizenship or switched national team before settling on an African nation.
| Player | Plays for | Born in | Born | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Weah |  Liberia | Liberia | 1966 | Why? |
| Didier Drogba |  Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 1978 | Why? |
| Samuel Eto'o |  Cameroon | Cameroon | 1981 | Why? |
| Riyad Mahrez |  Algeria |  France | 1991 | Why? |
| Achraf Hakimi |  Morocco |  Spain | 1998 | Why? |
| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |  Gabon | France | 1989 | Why? |
| Kevin-Prince Boateng |  Ghana | West Germany | 1987 | Why? |
| Hakim Ziyech | Morocco | Netherlands | 1993 | Why? |
| André Ayew | Ghana | France | 1989 | Why? |
| Roger Milla | Cameroon | Cameroon | 1952 | Why? |
| Yassine Bounou | Morocco |  Canada | 1991 | Why? |
| Éric Maxim Choupo-Moting | Cameroon |  Germany | 1989 | Why? |
| Brahim Díaz | Morocco | Spain | 1999 | Why? |
| Medhi Benatia | Morocco | France | 1987 | Why? |
| Kalidou Koulibaly |  Senegal | France | 1991 | Why? |
| Victor Moses |  Nigeria | Nigeria | 1990 | Why? |
| Jordan Ayew | Ghana | France | 1991 | Why? |
| Patrick Mboma | Cameroon | Cameroon | 1970 | Why? |
| Peter Odemwingie | Nigeria |  Uzbekistan | 1981 | Why? |
| Ademola Lookman | Nigeria |  United Kingdom | 1997 | Why? |
| Alex Iwobi | Nigeria | Nigeria | 1996 | Why? |
| Seydou Keita |  Mali | Mali | 1980 | Why? |
| Alex Song | Cameroon | Cameroon | 1987 | Why? |
| Nacer Chadli | Morocco |  Belgium | 1989 | Why? |
| Joël Matip | Cameroon | Germany | 1991 | Why? |
| Noussair Mazraoui | Morocco | Netherlands | 1997 | Why? |
| Sofyan Amrabat | Morocco | Netherlands | 1996 | Why? |
| Sofiane Feghouli | Algeria | France | 1989 | Why? |
| Benoît Assou-Ekotto | Cameroon | France | 1984 | Why? |
| Abedi Pele | Ghana | Ghana | 1964 | Why? |
| Demba Ba | Senegal | France | 1985 | Why? |
| Édouard Mendy | Senegal | France | 1992 | Why? |
| Wilfried Zaha | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 1992 | Why? |
| Lassad Nouioui |  Tunisia | France | 1986 | Why? |
| Mbaye Niang | Senegal | France | 1994 | Why? |
| Marouane Chamakh | Morocco | France | 1984 | Why? |
| Romain Saïss | Morocco | France | 1990 | Why? |
| Wahbi Khazri | Tunisia | France | 1991 | Why? |
| Iñaki Williams | Ghana | Spain | 1994 | Why? |
| Munir El Haddadi | Morocco | Spain | 1995 | Why? |
| Ismael Saibari | Morocco | Spain | 2001 | Why? |
| Younès Belhanda | Morocco | France | 1990 | Why? |
| William Troost-Ekong | Nigeria | Netherlands | 1993 | Why? |
| Antoine Semenyo | Ghana | United Kingdom | 2000 | Why? |
| Aaron Wan-Bissaka |  DR Congo | United Kingdom | 1997 | Why? |
| Gaël Kakuta | DR Congo | France | 1991 | Why? |
| Luca Zidane | Algeria | France | 1998 | Why? |
| Karl Toko Ekambi | Cameroon | France | 1992 | Why? |
| Keita Balde | Senegal | Spain | 1995 | Why? |
| Serge Aurier | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 1992 | Why? |
| Frédéric baldi | Mali | France | 1977 | Why? |
| Ola Aina | Nigeria | United Kingdom | 1996 | Why? |
| Donald-Olivier Sié | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 1970 | Why? |
| Mario Lemina | Gabon | Gabon | 1993 | Why? |
| Azzedine Ounahi | Morocco | Morocco | 2000 | Why? |
| Bryan Mbeumo | Cameroon | France | 1999 | Why? |
| Nordin Amrabat | Morocco | Netherlands | 1987 | Why? |
| Stéphane Mbia | Cameroon | Cameroon | 1986 | Why? |
| Marc-Vivien Foé | Cameroon | Cameroon | 1975 | Why? |
| Mohamed Sissoko | Mali | France | 1985 | Why? |
| Cédric Bakambu | DR Congo | France | 1991 | Why? |
| Aliou Cissé | Senegal | Senegal | 1976 | Why? |
| Ismaël Bennacer | Algeria | France | 1997 | Why? |
| Nabil Bentaleb | Algeria | France | 1994 | Why? |
| Geoffrey Kondogbia |  Central African Republic | France | 1993 | Why? |
| Moussa Sow | Senegal | France | 1986 | Why? |
| Mustapha Hadji | Morocco | Morocco | 1971 | Why? |
| Papiss Cissé | Senegal | Senegal | 1985 | Why? |
| Aïssa Mandi | Algeria | France | 1991 | Why? |
| Armand Traoré | Senegal | France | 1989 | Why? |
| Issa Diop | Morocco | France | 1997 | Why? |
| Serhou Guirassy |  Guinea | France | 1996 | Why? |
| Sofiane Boufal | Morocco | France | 1993 | Why? |
| Mohamed Zidan |  Egypt | Egypt | 1981 | Why? |
| Bouna Sarr | Senegal | France | 1992 | Why? |
| Rigobert Song | Cameroon | Cameroon | 1976 | Why? |
| Munir Mohand Mohamedi | Morocco | Spain | 1989 | Why? |
| Yacine Brahimi | Algeria | France | 1990 | Why? |
| Zakaria Aboukhlal | Morocco | Netherlands | 2000 | Why? |
| Raïs M'Bolhi | Algeria | France | 1986 | Why? |
| Shola Ameobi | Nigeria | Nigeria | 1981 | Why? |
| Emmanuel Frimpong | Ghana | Ghana | 1992 | Why? |
| Chinedu Obasi | Nigeria | Nigeria | 1986 | Why? |
| Bongani Khumalo |  South Africa |  Eswatini | 1987 | Why? |
| Ibrahim Mbaye | Senegal | France | 2008 | Why? |
| Ayyoub Bouaddi | Morocco | France | 2007 | Why? |
| Yannick Bolasie | DR Congo | France | 1989 | Why? |
| Sol Bamba | Ivory Coast | France | 1985 | Why? |
| Sébastien Bassong | Cameroon | France | 1986 | Why? |
| Curtis Davies |  Sierra Leone | United Kingdom | 1985 | Why? |
| Walid Regragui | Morocco | France | 1975 | Why? |
| Yves Bissouma | Mali | Mali | 1996 | Why? |
| Ellyes Skhiri | Tunisia | France | 1995 | Why? |
| Abdou Diallo | Senegal | France | 1996 | Why? |
| Youssouf Sabaly | Senegal | France | 1993 | Why? |
| Karim El Ahmadi | Morocco | Netherlands | 1985 | Why? |
| Abde Ezzalzouli | Morocco | Morocco | 2001 | Why? |
| Nabil Dirar | Morocco | Morocco | 1986 | Why? |
| Shabani Nonda | DR Congo |  Burundi | 1977 | Why? |
| Amine Harit | Morocco | France | 1997 | Why? |
| Arthur Masuaku | DR Congo | France | 1993 | Why? |
| Ryan Mendes |  Cape Verde | Cape Verde | 1990 | Why? |
| Diafra Sakho | Senegal | Senegal | 1989 | Why? |
| Iliman Ndiaye | Senegal | France | 2000 | Why? |
| Chadi Riad | Morocco | Spain | 2003 | Why? |
| Abdelaziz Barrada | Morocco | France | 1989 | Why? |
| Emilio Nsue |  Equatorial Guinea | Spain | 1989 | Why? |
| Otto Addo | Ghana | Germany | 1975 | Why? |
| Charles Kaboré |  Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso | 1988 | Why? |
| Adel Taarabt | Morocco | Morocco | 1989 | Why? |
| Jeffrey Schlupp | Ghana | Germany | 1992 | Why? |
| Oussama Assaidi | Morocco | Morocco | 1988 | Why? |
| Lauren | Cameroon | Cameroon | 1977 | Why? |
| Charles Itandje | Cameroon | France | 1982 | Why? |
| Abdelhamid Sabiri | Morocco | Morocco | 1996 | Why? |
| Frédéric Bulot | Gabon | Gabon | 1990 | Why? |
| Saïd Benrahma | Algeria | Algeria | 1995 | Why? |
| Hannibal Mejbri | Tunisia | France | 2003 | Why? |
| Ibrahima Traoré | Guinea | France | 1988 | Why? |
| Mounir El Hamdaoui | Morocco | Netherlands | 1984 | Why? |
| Boulaye Dia | Senegal | France | 1996 | Why? |
| Garry Mendes Rodrigues | Cape Verde | Netherlands | 1990 | Why? |
| Madjid Bougherra | Algeria | France | 1982 | Why? |
| Adlène Guedioura | Algeria | France | 1985 | Why? |
| Aurélien Chedjou | Cameroon | Cameroon | 1985 | Why? |
| Landry Nguémo | Cameroon | Cameroon | 1985 | Why? |
| Nabil El Zhar | Morocco | France | 1986 | Why? |
| Abdul Kader Keïta | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 1981 | Why? |
| Steven Caulker | Sierra Leone | United Kingdom | 1991 | Why? |
| Maxwel Cornet | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 1996 | Why? |
| Bilal El Khannouss | Morocco | Belgium | 2004 | Why? |
| Saphir Taïder | Algeria | France | 1992 | Why? |
| Saido Berahino | Burundi | Burundi | 1993 | Why? |
| Max Gradel | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 1987 | Why? |
| Mbark Boussoufa | Morocco | Netherlands | 1984 | Why? |
| Leon Balogun | Nigeria | Germany | 1988 | Why? |
| Medhi Lacen | Algeria | France | 1984 | Why? |
| Mohamed Diamé | Senegal | France | 1987 | Why? |
| Guy Demel | Ivory Coast | France | 1981 | Why? |
| Bonaventure Kalou | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 1978 | Why? |
| Habib Beye | Senegal | France | 1977 | Why? |
| Éric Djemba-Djemba | Cameroon | Cameroon | 1981 | Why? |
| Henri Camara | Senegal | Senegal | 1977 | Why? |
| Benik Afobe | DR Congo | United Kingdom | 1993 | Why? |
| Dylan Bronn | Tunisia | France | 1995 | Why? |
| Faouzi Ghoulam | Algeria | France | 1991 | Why? |
| Kossi Agassa |  Togo | Togo | 1978 | Why? |
| Pedro Obiang | Equatorial Guinea | Spain | 1992 | Why? |
| Salif Sané | Senegal | France | 1990 | Why? |
| Youssef El-Arabi | Morocco | France | 1987 | Why? |