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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cédric Kisamba |  DR Congo | DR Congo | 1985 | Why? |
| Camille Muzinga | DR Congo | Zaire | 1980 | Why? |
| Charlie Ntamark |  Cameroon |  United Kingdom | 1964 | Why? |
| Baruc Nsue |  Equatorial Guinea |  Spain | 1984 | Why? |
| Arassen Ragaven |  Mauritius |  France | 1987 | Why? |
| Ahmed Abdel-Qader |  Egypt |  Jordan | 1999 | Why? |
| Alain Behi |  Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 1978 | Why? |
| Abdelghani Zitouni |  Algeria | Algeria | 1932 | Why? |
| Dimitry Caloin |  Madagascar | France | 1990 | Why? |
| Roy Gulwak |  South Sudan | South Sudan | 1985 | Why? |
| Federico Obama | Equatorial Guinea | Equatorial Guinea | 2000 | Why? |
| Zé Rui |  Cape Verde |  Portugal | 1982 | Why? |
| Fousseny Kamissoko | Equatorial Guinea | Ivory Coast | 1983 | Why? |
| Taoufik Ben Othman |  Tunisia | Tunisia | 1939 | Why? |
| Youssef Salimi | Algeria | France | 1972 | Why? |
| Yannick Yenga | DR Congo | DR Congo | 1985 | Why? |
| Pedro Moreira | Cape Verde | Portugal | 1983 | Why? |
| Serge Ayeli | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 1981 | Why? |
| Marcus Mokaké | Cameroon | Cameroon | 1981 | Why? |
| Marcelin Tamboulas |  Central African Republic | Central African Republic | 1980 | Why? |
| Mamadou Seck |  Senegal | Senegal | 1979 | Why? |
| Gaston Diamé |  Mauritania | Senegal | 1971 | Why? |
| Fábio de Jesus Oliveira |  Togo |  Brazil | 1981 | Why? |
| Gilberto Reis | Cape Verde | Portugal | 1986 | Why? |
| Ernest Mtawali |  Malawi |  South Africa | 1968 | Why? |
| Thierry Mukuta | DR Congo | France | 1989 | Why? |
| Georges Ba | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 1979 | Why? |
| Ande Dona Ndoh | Cameroon | Cameroon | 1986 | Why? |
| Amadou Diamouténé |  Mali | Ivory Coast | 1985 | Why? |
| Abdelmajid Tlemçani | Tunisia | Tunisia | 1937 | Why? |
| Abdelhamid Bouchouk | Algeria | Algeria | 1925 | Why? |
| Mohamed Benyachou | Mauritania | France | 1977 | Why? |
| Oumar N'Diaye | Mauritania | Mauritania | 1988 | Why? |
| Iyambo Etshele | DR Congo | DR Congo | 1968 | Why? |
| Patrick Mafisango |  Rwanda | DR Congo | 1980 | Why? |
| Jerson Ribeiro | Cape Verde | Netherlands | 1988 | Why? |
| Abdoulahy Sangaré | Mauritania | France | 1984 | Why? |
| Hugo Konongo |  Congo | France | 1992 | Why? |
| Yalany Baio |  Guinea |  Guinea-Bissau | 1994 | Why? |
| José Luis Senobua García | Equatorial Guinea | Spain | 1978 | Why? |
| Mansour Assoumani | Mali | France | 1983 | Why? |
| Luc-Arsène Diamesso | Congo | Congo | 1974 | Why? |
| Toufik Zerara | Algeria | France | 1986 | Why? |
| Marco Gbarssin | Central African Republic | France | 1984 | Why? |
| Rúben Gouveia |  Angola | Portugal | 1985 | Why? |
| Lilia Boumrar | Algeria | Algeria | 1988 | Why? |
| Sirak Beyeme |  Eritrea | United Kingdom | 1996 | Why? |
| Kangana Ndiwa | DR Congo | Angola | 1984 | Why? |
| Jônatas Obina | Equatorial Guinea | Brazil | 1985 | Why? |
| Ahmat Labbo Mahamat |  Chad | Chad | 1988 | Why? |
| Emmanuel Akwuegbu |  Nigeria | Nigeria | 1978 | Why? |
| Carlos Feraud | DR Congo |  Ecuador | 1990 | Why? |
| Jean-Claude Mpassy | Congo |  Germany | 1986 | Why? |
| Calvin Tolmbaye | Central African Republic |  Romania | 1986 | Why? |
| Jean-Paul Habyarimana | Rwanda |  Burundi | 1982 | Why? |
| Mbarek El Filali |  Morocco | Algeria | 1955 | Why? |
| Ibtoihi Hadhari |  Comoros | Comoros | 2003 | Why? |
| Javier Akapo | Equatorial Guinea | Spain | 1996 | Why? |
| Samuel Gueulette | Rwanda | Rwanda | 2000 | Why? |
| Zaharouna Haoudadji | Comoros | France | 2000 | Why? |
| Gift Muzadzi |  Zimbabwe | United Kingdom | 1974 | Why? |
| Nadjim Haroun | Chad |  Belgium | 1988 | Why? |
| Sara Ismael | Egypt | Spain | 1999 | Why? |
| Fatou Kanteh |  Gambia | Spain | 1997 | Why? |
| Badibanga Ilunga | DR Congo | Zaire | 1972 | Why? |
| Dazzy Kapenya | Zimbabwe | Rhodesia | 1976 | Why? |
| Thernand Bakouboula | Congo | France | 1988 | Why? |
| Shepherd Murape | Zimbabwe | Rhodesia | Why? | |
| Samuel Tesfagabr | Eritrea |  Sudan | 1985 | Why? |
| Patrick Nyema Gerhardt |  Liberia |  Switzerland | 1985 | Why? |
| Moustapha Kourouma |  Burkina Faso | Ivory Coast | 1977 | Why? |
| Manuel Estêvão Sanches | Cape Verde | Portugal | 1979 | Why? |
| Laurent Banady | Burkina Faso | France | Why? | |
| Celestina Manga | Equatorial Guinea | Cameroon | 2002 | Why? |
| Jules Hamidou | Chad | Switzerland | 1987 | Why? |
| Jorge Filipe Vidigal | Angola | Portugal | 1978 | Why? |
| Jonathan Tokplé | Togo | France | 1986 | Why? |
| Mohamed Zguir | Tunisia | Tunisia | 1936 | Why? |
| Jolina Amani | Cape Verde | Netherlands | 1999 | Why? |
| Fernando Alves dos Santos | Equatorial Guinea | Brazil | 1979 | Why? |
| Emment Kapengwe |  Zambia |  Australia | 1943 | Why? |
| Dudley Milligan | South Africa | South Africa | 1916 | Why? |
| Eric Gasana | Rwanda | DR Congo | 1986 | Why? |
| Dambou Traoré | Mali | France | 1977 | Why? |
| Comlanvi Akakpo |  Benin | Togo | 1985 | Why? |
| Danny Quendambú | Equatorial Guinea |  Colombia | 1983 | Why? |
| Daniel Martins | Equatorial Guinea | Brazil | 1972 | Why? |
| Brian Badza | Zimbabwe | Rhodesia | 1979 | Why? |
| Charles Tibingana | Rwanda |  Uganda | 1994 | Why? |
| Ange Oueifio | Central African Republic | France | 1976 | Why? |
| Anderson Ferreira | Equatorial Guinea | Brazil | 1985 | Why? |
| Amos Marah | Liberia |  Ghana | 1984 | Why? |
| Ali Mourade | Comoros | France | 1984 | Why? |
| Abdoulaye Diawara | Mali | France | 1983 | Why? |
| Salif Dianda | Burkina Faso | Ivory Coast | 1987 | Why? |
| Edson | Guinea-Bissau | Portugal | 1984 | Why? |
| João Carlos Rocha Vicente | Cape Verde | Portugal | 1984 | Why? |
| Makuntima Kisombe | DR Congo | Zaire | 1992 | Why? |
| Wilfried Tekovi | Togo | France | 1989 | Why? |
| Toy | Cape Verde | Portugal | 1977 | Why? |
| Vincent Tchalla | Togo | Togo | 1987 | Why? |
| Serge Souchon-Koguia | Central African Republic | Central African Republic | 1987 | Why? |
| Muscal Mvuezolo | DR Congo | DR Congo | 1979 | Why? |
| Mohamed Soukhane | Algeria | Algeria | 1931 | Why? |
| Marc Éric Gueï | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 1980 | Why? |
| Helmi Loussaief | Tunisia | France | 1986 | Why? |
| Ezzedine Chakroun | Tunisia | Tunisia | 1948 | Why? |
| Charles Kokougan | Togo | France | 1982 | Why? |
| Diogo Mendes | Cape Verde | Portugal | 1998 | Why? |
| Claudio Randrianantoanina | Madagascar | France | 1987 | Why? |
| Rui Dabó | Guinea-Bissau | Portugal | 1994 | Why? |
| Algassimou Baldé | Guinea | Senegal | 1984 | Why? |
| Abderrahmane Rahmouni | Tunisia | Tunisia | 1945 | Why? |
| Younous Oumouri | Madagascar | France | 1975 | Why? |
| Tiquinho | Angola | Portugal | 1985 | Why? |
| Silvino Gomes Soares | Cape Verde | Portugal | 1978 | Why? |
| Hegman Ngomirakiza | Rwanda | DR Congo | 1992 | Why? |
| Atuheire Kipson | Rwanda | Uganda | 1991 | Why? |
| Omar M'Dahoma | Comoros | France | 1987 | Why? |
| Nakim Youssoufa | Comoros | France | 1993 | Why? |
| Jony Ramos |  São Tomé and Príncipe | Portugal | 1986 | Why? |
| Daniel Nii Adjei | Ghana | Ghana | 1988 | Why? |
| Chris N'Goyos | Central African Republic | France | 1992 | Why? |
| Fouad Mroudjaé | Comoros | France | 1994 | Why? |
| Pierre Mwana Kasongo | DR Congo | Belgian Empire | 1938 | Why? |
| Atto Mensah |  Sierra Leone | Ghana | 1964 | Why? |
| Roger Tchouassi | Rwanda | Cameroon | 1986 | Why? |
| Lionel Nshole Makondi | DR Congo | Belgium | 1995 | Why? |
| Dio | Equatorial Guinea | Brazil | 1986 | Why? |
| Arsène Menessou | Benin | Ivory Coast | 1987 | Why? |
| Jessy Reindorf | Rwanda | France | 1991 | Why? |
| Duach Jock | South Sudan |  Ethiopia | 1986 | Why? |
| Adam Akimey | Benin |  Sweden | 2004 | Why? |
| Inès Khiri | Algeria | France | 1999 | Why? |
| Víctor Rofino | Guinea-Bissau | Spain | 2002 | Why? |
| Santi Borikó | Equatorial Guinea | Spain | 2003 | Why? |
| François Yabré | Burkina Faso | Ivory Coast | 1991 | Why? |
| Issa Zongo | Burkina Faso | Ivory Coast | 1980 | Why? |
| Daddy Birori | Rwanda | DR Congo | 1986 | Why? |
| Jordi Liongola | Burundi | Belgium | 2000 | Why? |
| Ricardo Campos |  Mozambique | Portugal | 1985 | Why? |
| Masengo Ilunga | DR Congo | Zaire | 1957 | Why? |
| Hugo Évora | Cape Verde | Portugal | 1981 | Why? |
| Joseph Amoah | Liberia | Ghana | 1981 | Why? |
| Lucky Msiska | Zambia | United Kingdom | 1960 | Why? |
| Zoubida El Bastali | Morocco | Morocco | 2002 | Why? |
| Alexis Mbongo Tekumu | DR Congo | Zaire | 1982 | Why? |
| Santiago Hondo | Equatorial Guinea |  Gabon | 1974 | Why? |
| Samuel Itondo | Equatorial Guinea | Cameroon | 1987 | Why? |
| Patrick Katalay | DR Congo | Zaire | 1977 | Why? |