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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assia Sidhoum |  Algeria |  Tunisia | 1996 | Why? |
| Leroy Rosenior |  Sierra Leone |  United Kingdom | 1964 | Why? |
| Ladule Lako LoSarah |  South Sudan |  United States | 1987 | Why? |
| Boubacar Kébé |  Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso | 1987 | Why? |
| Jonathan Justin |  Mauritius |  Malaysia | 1991 | Why? |
| John Keister | Sierra Leone | United Kingdom | 1970 | Why? |
| Jacky Belabde | Algeria |  France | 1960 | Why? |
| Beto Bianchi |  Angola |  Brazil | 1966 | Why? |
| Jimmy Bermúdez |  Equatorial Guinea |  Colombia | 1987 | Why? |
| Kali Ongala |  Tanzania | United Kingdom | 1979 | Why? |
| Mauricio Mina | Equatorial Guinea | Colombia | 1982 | Why? |
| Didié Angan |  Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 1974 | Why? |
| Hubert Hien | Burkina Faso | France | Why? | |
| Aziz Deen-Conteh | Sierra Leone | Sierra Leone | 1993 | Why? |
| Gaston Adjoukoua | Ivory Coast | France | 1958 | Why? |
| Chris Dawson |  Seychelles | United Kingdom | 1979 | Why? |
| David Tyavkase |  Nigeria |  Cameroon | 1984 | Why? |
| Bruno Mauro | Angola |  Portugal | 1973 | Why? |
| Athir Thomas | South Sudan | South Sudan | 1987 | Why? |
| Alou Traoré |  Mali | Mali | 1984 | Why? |
| Aliu Djaló |  Guinea-Bissau | Guinea-Bissau | 1992 | Why? |
| Alfi Conteh-Lacalle | Sierra Leone |  Spain | 1985 | Why? |
| Alberto Edjogo-Owono | Equatorial Guinea | Spain | 1984 | Why? |
| João Pedro Pinto Martins | Angola | Portugal | 1982 | Why? |
| Eugène Dadi | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 1973 | Why? |
| Ibor Bakar |  Comoros | France | 1986 | Why? |
| Bobo Bola |  Rwanda |  DR Congo | 1985 | Why? |
| José Monteiro de Macedo | Guinea-Bissau | Algeria | 1982 | Why? |
| Carlos Bejarano | Equatorial Guinea | Colombia | 1985 | Why? |
| Mohamed Bachar |  Niger | Niger | 1992 | Why? |
| Jordan Gutiérrez | Equatorial Guinea | Spain | 1998 | Why? |
| Mamadou Koné | Burkina Faso | France | 1974 | Why? |
| Elias Ntaganda | Rwanda | DR Congo | 1982 | Why? |
| Herby Fortunat |  Congo |  Haiti | 1982 | Why? |
| Yoann Folly |  Togo | France | 1985 | Why? |
| Zéphirin Zoko | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 1977 | Why? |
| Abdul Carrupt | Guinea-Bissau |  Switzerland | 1985 | Why? |
| Éli Kroupi | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 1979 | Why? |
| Yao Mawuko Sènaya | Togo | Togo | 1979 | Why? |
| Redallah Doulyazal |  Morocco | Morocco | 1985 | Why? |
| Rachid Djebaili | Algeria | France | 1975 | Why? |
| Sabri Tabet | Algeria | France | 1977 | Why? |
| Ronny Souto |  Cape Verde | Portugal | 1978 | Why? |
| Romarin Billong | Cameroon |  Chad | 1970 | Why? |
| Pineas Jacob |  Namibia |  South Africa | 1985 | Why? |
| Sadek Boukhalfa | Algeria | Algeria | 1934 | Why? |
| Rodolfo Lima | Cape Verde | Portugal | 1980 | Why? |
| Moustapha Agnidé |  Benin | Benin | 1981 | Why? |
| Nelinho |  Mozambique | Portuguese Empire | 1971 | Why? |
| Mohamed Bouhizeb | Algeria | Algeria | 1942 | Why? |
| Marco Randriana |  Madagascar | France | 1983 | Why? |
| Marco Paulo Rebelo Lopes | Angola | Angola | 1976 | Why? |
| Mamary Traoré | Mali | France | 1980 | Why? |
| Mamadou Baldé | Equatorial Guinea |  Senegal | 1985 | Why? |
| Lætitia Agab | Algeria | France | 1985 | Why? |
| Lewis Aniweta | Rwanda | Nigeria | 1984 | Why? |
| Koffi Fiawoo | Togo | Togo | 1969 | Why? |
| José Veiga | Cape Verde | Portugal | 1976 | Why? |
| Karim Fradin | Morocco | France | 1972 | Why? |
| Jean-Vivien Bantsimba | Congo | France | 1982 | Why? |
| Jean-Paul Kalala | DR Congo | DR Congo | 1982 | Why? |
| Kaddour Bekhloufi | Algeria | Algeria | 1934 | Why? |
| Hamadi Daou | Tunisia | Tunisia | 1940 | Why? |
| Hamílton Hênio Ferreira Calheiros | Togo | Brazil | 1980 | Why? |
| Gladys Bokese | DR Congo | DR Congo | 1983 | Why? |
| Jérémy Villeneuve | Mauritius | France | 1994 | Why? |
| Ernesto da Conceição Soares | Cape Verde | Portugal | 1979 | Why? |
| Djamalidine Atoiyi | Comoros | France | 1997 | Why? |
| Boison Wynney |  Liberia | Spain | 1996 | Why? |
| Didier Simba-Ekanza | DR Congo | DR Congo | 1969 | Why? |
| David Louhoungou | Congo | France | 1989 | Why? |
| Abukar Mohamed |  Somalia | Somalia | 1999 | Why? |
| Chiguy Lucau | DR Congo | DR Congo | 1984 | Why? |
| Brahim Kerrit | Tunisia | Tunisia | 1940 | Why? |
| Ali Benfadah | Algeria | Algeria | 1935 | Why? |
| Alsény Këïta | Liberia |  Guinea | 1983 | Why? |
| Abdelhamid Zouba | Algeria | Algeria | 1935 | Why? |
| Sherif El Baily |  Egypt | Egypt | 1979 | Why? |
| Niko Kata | Equatorial Guinea | Spain | 1993 | Why? |
| Fred Aryee | Nigeria |  Ghana | 1939 | Why? |
| Alban Sabah | Togo | Togo | 1992 | Why? |
| John Tshibumbu | DR Congo | France | 1989 | Why? |
| Ahmed Tangeaoui | Morocco | France | 1982 | Why? |
| Narcisse Ekanga | Equatorial Guinea | Cameroon | 1987 | Why? |
| Malick Fall | Senegal | Senegal | 1968 | Why? |
| Gorka Luariz | Equatorial Guinea | Spain | 1992 | Why? |
| Jean-Sebastien Bax | Mauritius | France | 1972 | Why? |
| Luís Domingos António Cazengue | Angola | Portuguese Empire | 1969 | Why? |
| Arkane Mohamed | Comoros | France | 1993 | Why? |
| Ousmane Sidibé | Guinea | France | 1985 | Why? |
| Robert Sankara | Burkina Faso | Ivory Coast | 1985 | Why? |
| Patrick Dimbala | DR Congo | DR Congo | 1982 | Why? |
| Youssouf Ahamadi | Comoros | France | 1982 | Why? |
| Jean-Maxime Ndongo | Equatorial Guinea | Cameroon | 1992 | Why? |
| Lawrence Doe | Equatorial Guinea | Liberia | 1986 | Why? |
| Demba Sow |  Mauritania | France | 1993 | Why? |
| Carlitos | Angola | Portugal | 1988 | Why? |
| Andréa Mbuyi-Mutombo | DR Congo |  Belgium | 1990 | Why? |
| Arnaud Monkam | Cameroon | Cameroon | 1986 | Why? |
| Francis Olaki |  Uganda |  Poland | 1994 | Why? |
| Michel Bassolé | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 1972 | Why? |
| Laetitia Chapeh | Equatorial Guinea | Cameroon | 1987 | Why? |
| Sambinha | Guinea-Bissau | Portugal | 1992 | Why? |
| Gigli Ndefe | Angola | Netherlands | 1994 | Why? |
| Fatoumata Baldé | Guinea | Guinea | 1993 | Why? |
| Kévin Nicaise | Chad | Belgium | 1985 | Why? |
| Epotele Bazamba | DR Congo | Zaire | 1976 | Why? |
| Cristian Makate | Equatorial Guinea | Spain | 2002 | Why? |
| Adebowale Ogungbure | Nigeria | Nigeria | 1981 | Why? |
| Olivier N'Siabamfumu | DR Congo | France | 1986 | Why? |
| Timo Uster |  Gambia |  Germany | 1974 | Why? |
| Thierno Barry | Guinea | Spain | 2000 | Why? |
| Claudiney Ramos | Equatorial Guinea | Brazil | 1980 | Why? |
| Jordan Massengo | Congo | France | 1990 | Why? |
| Jordão Diogo |  São Tomé and Príncipe | Portugal | 1985 | Why? |
| Carol Carioca | Equatorial Guinea | Brazil | 1983 | Why? |
| Oumar Traoré | Mali | Mali | 2002 | Why? |
| Nélson Veiga | Cape Verde | Portugal | 1978 | Why? |
| Benhamadi Ybnou Charaf | Comoros | France | 1983 | Why? |
| William Gros | Madagascar | France | 1992 | Why? |
| Yven Moyo | Congo | France | 1992 | Why? |
| Yacine Saandi | Comoros | France | 1987 | Why? |
| Freddy Mombongo-Dues | DR Congo | DR Congo | 1985 | Why? |
| Tunji Banjo | Nigeria | United Kingdom | 1960 | Why? |
| Serge Mputu Mbungu | DR Congo | Zaire | 1980 | Why? |
| Adam Ben Lamin | Tunisia |  Sweden | 2001 | Why? |
| Steven Godfroid | Rwanda | Belgium | 1990 | Why? |
| Roger Hitoto | DR Congo | DR Congo | 1969 | Why? |
| Ruslan Elá | Equatorial Guinea | Spain | 1983 | Why? |
| Ricardo Martins Pereira | Equatorial Guinea | Brazil | 1986 | Why? |
| Peter Hooper |  Kenya | United Kingdom | 1933 | Why? |
| Moussoro Kabirou | Benin | Cameroon | 1978 | Why? |
| Morgan Betorangal | Chad | France | 1988 | Why? |
| Mike Mutyaba | Uganda | Uganda | 1991 | Why? |
| Mehdi Kacem | Algeria | France | 1986 | Why? |
| Malvin Kamara | Sierra Leone | United Kingdom | 1983 | Why? |
| Manuel de Jesus Lopes | Mozambique | Mozambique | 1982 | Why? |
| Manuel Sima | Equatorial Guinea |  Gabon | 1988 | Why? |
| Lloyd Owusu | Ghana | United Kingdom | 1976 | Why? |
| Omega Roberts | Liberia | Liberia | 1989 | Why? |
| Labama Bokota | Rwanda | DR Congo | 1985 | Why? |
| Yakare Niakate | Mali | France | 1997 | Why? |
| Judson Augusto do Bonfim Santos | Equatorial Guinea | Brazil | 1992 | Why? |
| Jeferson Paulo Rodrigues de Souza | Togo | Brazil | 1981 | Why? |
| Jhonnier Gonzalez | Equatorial Guinea | Colombia | 1982 | Why? |
| Honore Kabongo | Rwanda | DR Congo | 1985 | Why? |
| Fábio Pereira de Azevedo | Togo | Brazil | 1977 | Why? |
| Djamal Mohamed | Comoros | France | 1980 | Why? |
| Drissa Diallo | Guinea | Mauritania | 1973 | Why? |
| César Augusto Rivas | Equatorial Guinea | Colombia | 1979 | Why? |