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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modeste Dah |  Burkina Faso |  France | 1953 | Why? |
| Luciano Mutasi |  Equatorial Guinea |  Cameroon | 1988 | Why? |
| Kosta Papić |  Eswatini |  Serbia | 1960 | Why? |
| Wilson Gaspar |  Angola |  Portugal | 1990 | Why? |
| Kalam Mooniaruck |  Mauritius |  United Kingdom | 1983 | Why? |
| Kelvin Onosiughe | Equatorial Guinea |  Nigeria | 1992 | Why? |
| John Glélé |  Benin | France | 1986 | Why? |
| Issouf Campaoré | Burkina Faso |  Ivory Coast | 1988 | Why? |
| Henry McKop |  Zimbabwe | Rhodesia | 1967 | Why? |
| George Shaya | Zimbabwe | Rhodesia | 1946 | Why? |
| George Miller |  Liberia |  Libya | 1980 | Why? |
| Fabrice Mvemba |  DR Congo |  Belgium | 1980 | Why? |
| Francis Mbome | Equatorial Guinea | Cameroon | 1988 | Why? |
| Dorian Ngoma |  Congo | France | 1988 | Why? |
| Christ Bongo | Congo | DR Congo | 1976 | Why? |
| Donato Malango | Equatorial Guinea |  United States | 1977 | Why? |
| Boubakary Sadou |  Rwanda | Cameroon | 1982 | Why? |
| Biranna Diop | Equatorial Guinea |  Senegal | 1982 | Why? |
| Anthony Ouasfane |  Algeria | France | 1989 | Why? |
| Adawá Mokanga | Angola | DR Congo | 1988 | Why? |
| Sergio Hinestrosa | Equatorial Guinea |  Spain | 1986 | Why? |
| Missilou Mangituka | DR Congo | Zaire | 1976 | Why? |
| Zdravko Logarusić |  Sudan |  Croatia | 1962 | Why? |
| Gilles Domoraud | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 1979 | Why? |
| Saïd Haddad | Algeria | Algeria | 1922 | Why? |
| Smaïn Ibrir | Algeria | Algeria | 1932 | Why? |
| Paul Manon |  Gabon | Gabon | 1944 | Why? |
| Moké Kajima | Congo | DR Congo | 1974 | Why? |
| Mokhtar Ben Nacef |  Tunisia | Tunisia | 1927 | Why? |
| Nicolas Esceth-N'Zi | Ivory Coast | France | 1977 | Why? |
| Mohamed Lekkak | Algeria | Algeria | 1937 | Why? |
| Jean Balékita | DR Congo | Congo | 1948 | Why? |
| Eugène Ekobo | Cameroon | Cameroon | 1981 | Why? |
| Enes Fermino | DR Congo |  Ghana | 1987 | Why? |
| Fankélé Traoré |  Niger |  Mali | 1981 | Why? |
| Amokrane Oualiken | Algeria | Algeria | 1933 | Why? |
| Alvi Fokou Fopa | Cameroon | Cameroon | 1990 | Why? |
| Samuel Nlend | Cameroon | Cameroon | 1995 | Why? |
| Jordan Dupray |  Madagascar | France | 1991 | Why? |
| Yoruba Pinto |  São Tomé and Príncipe | Portugal | 1985 | Why? |
| Ibraime Cassamá |  Guinea-Bissau | Portugal | 1986 | Why? |
| Igor Sani | Guinea-Bissau | Portugal | 1986 | Why? |
| Quentin Rushenguziminega | Rwanda |  Switzerland | 1991 | Why? |
| Paa Nii Lutterodt | Ghana | United States | 1937 | Why? |
| Andrés Malango | Equatorial Guinea | United States | 1974 | Why? |
| Rafik Mezriche | Algeria | France | 1978 | Why? |
| Mário Artur |  Mozambique | Portugal | 1969 | Why? |
| Mike Rowbotham |  South Africa | United Kingdom | 1965 | Why? |
| Kautar Azraf |  Morocco | Spain | 2008 | Why? |
| Nedya Sawan |  Egypt | United States | 2002 | Why? |
| Abdelrahman Kuku | Sudan | Egypt | 1998 | Why? |
| Abdelkader Zerrar | Algeria | Algeria | 1934 | Why? |
| Ndama Bapupa | DR Congo | Zaire | 1972 | Why? |
| Álex Masogo | Equatorial Guinea | Spain | 2001 | Why? |
| Cristian Ebea | Equatorial Guinea | Spain | 2001 | Why? |
| Gavin Heeroo | Mauritius | United Kingdom | 1984 | Why? |
| Benoît Tardieu | Benin | France | 1986 | Why? |
| Lawrence Nduga |  South Sudan |  Uganda | 1995 | Why? |
| Abdallah Mfoihaya |  Comoros | France | 1985 | Why? |
| Éric Batinga | Equatorial Guinea | Cameroon | 1989 | Why? |
| Shacky Tauro | Zimbabwe | Rhodesia | 1959 | Why? |
| Peggy Lokando | DR Congo | United Kingdom | 1989 | Why? |
| Oscar Amoabeng | Equatorial Guinea | Ghana | 1984 | Why? |
| Antonio Tavares |  Mauritania | France | 1975 | Why? |
| Mohamed Yacoub Bâ | Mauritania | Senegal | 1984 | Why? |
| Michael Ghebru |  Ethiopia |  Germany | 1987 | Why? |
| Mohamed Seydou Dera | Burkina Faso | Ivory Coast | 1986 | Why? |
| Kani Konté | Mali | France | 1989 | Why? |
| Aminata Doucouré | Mali | France | 1994 | Why? |
| Iyad Issimaila | Comoros | France | 1987 | Why? |
| Joe Omigie | Nigeria | United Kingdom | 1972 | Why? |
| Ibra Agbo | Equatorial Guinea | Cameroon | 1987 | Why? |
| Hymie Kloner | South Africa |  Lithuania | 1929 | Why? |
| Franck Nkela | DR Congo | Belgium | 1984 | Why? |
| Christian Bom | Equatorial Guinea | Cameroon | 1988 | Why? |
| Ben Koufie | Ghana | United Kingdom | 1932 | Why? |
| Adaon Kalalla | DR Congo | DR Congo | 1991 | Why? |
| Abdoulaye Ndoye | Equatorial Guinea | Senegal | 1983 | Why? |
| Fernelly Castillo | Equatorial Guinea |  Colombia | 1988 | Why? |
| Selim Haroun Nzé | Gabon | France | 1993 | Why? |
| Youssef Gabsi | Tunisia | Tunisia | 1923 | Why? |
| Taoufik Belghith | Tunisia | Tunisia | 1948 | Why? |
| Salah Djebaïli | Algeria | Algeria | 1937 | Why? |
| René Gaulon | Benin | Benin | 1927 | Why? |
| Othman Jenayah | Tunisia | Tunisia | 1949 | Why? |
| Mohieddine Habita | Tunisia | Tunisia | 1953 | Why? |
| Mohamed Boumezrag | Algeria | Algeria | 1921 | Why? |
| Jean-Michel Guédé | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 1965 | Why? |
| Hocine Bouchache | Algeria | Algeria | 1932 | Why? |
| Jorge Correia Reixa | Nigeria | Guinea-Bissau | 1993 | Why? |
| Ali Doudou | Algeria | Algeria | 1927 | Why? |
| Madjid Adjaoud | Algeria | France | 1971 | Why? |
| Rachid Dali | Algeria | Algeria | 1947 | Why? |
| Jumária Barbosa de Santana | Equatorial Guinea |  Brazil | 1979 | Why? |
| Abdelkader Reguig | Algeria | Algeria | 1938 | Why? |
| Ouanes Mechkour | Algeria | Algeria | 1959 | Why? |
| Jimmy Eresto | South Sudan | Sudan | 1992 | Why? |
| Amira Benaïssa | Algeria | France | 2007 | Why? |
| Shalma Midje | Equatorial Guinea | Spain | 2007 | Why? |
| Dan Birikwalira | South Sudan | Uganda | 1996 | Why? |
| Joel da Silva Kiala | Angola | Germany | 2004 | Why? |
| Abdoulie Jarjue |  Sierra Leone | Sierra Leone | 2001 | Why? |
| Lola Okenve | Equatorial Guinea | Gabon | 1997 | Why? |
| Mutamba Makenga | DR Congo | Zaire | 1975 | Why? |
| Pathy Nsele Essengo | DR Congo | Zaire | 1978 | Why? |
| Ndompetelo Mbabu | DR Congo | Zaire | 1970 | Why? |
| Muyaya Kayembe | DR Congo | Zaire | 1979 | Why? |
| Cédrick Bakala | DR Congo | Zaire | 1992 | Why? |
| Fatima El Ghazouani | Morocco | France | 2005 | Why? |
| Khadija Ben Haddou | Morocco | France | 1989 | Why? |
| Dandou Kibonge Selenge | DR Congo | Zaire | 1976 | Why? |
| Chérif Bouchache | Algeria | Algeria | 1929 | Why? |
| Henry Moyo |  Malawi |  Zambia | 1946 | Why? |
| Mimille Okiélé | Congo |  Solomon Islands | 1988 | Why? |
| Patrick Kazadi | DR Congo | Congo | 1973 | Why? |
| Umba Kanokene | DR Congo | Zaire | 2000 | Why? |
| Tusikila Mampuya | DR Congo | Zaire | 1977 | Why? |
| Tahar Benferhat | Algeria | Algeria | 1944 | Why? |
| James Ogoo |  Gambia | United Kingdom | 1982 | Why? |
| Jhon Epam | Equatorial Guinea | Equatorial Guinea | 1983 | Why? |
| Nana Bediako | Ghana | Ghana | 1977 | Why? |
| Ailton Pedro Mota Pereira | Guinea-Bissau | Guinea-Bissau | 1978 | Why? |
| Saïd Hamimi | Algeria | Algeria | 1960 | Why? |
| Ruddy M'Passi | Congo | Congo | 1989 | Why? |
| Karim M'Ghoghi | Morocco | Belgium | 1971 | Why? |
| Hammadi Henia | Tunisia | Tunisia | 1933 | Why? |
| Amor Amri | Tunisia | Tunisia | 1941 | Why? |
| Islem Ben Chaabane | Tunisia | France | 1991 | Why? |
| Ali Larbi Hannachi | Tunisia | Tunisia | 1937 | Why? |
| Mao Kalisa | Rwanda | DR Congo | 1988 | Why? |
| Fabiano Lako | South Sudan | Sudan | Why? | |
| Ibrahim El Hadji Touré | Equatorial Guinea | Senegal | 1983 | Why? |
| Saïd Ben Boina | Comoros | France | 1983 | Why? |
| Moncef Ouada | Tunisia | Tunisia | 1949 | Why? |
| Maoua Sanogo | Ivory Coast | France | 1979 | Why? |
| Isaac Louté | Benin | Nigeria | 1991 | Why? |
| Daniel Loute | Benin | Nigeria | 1990 | Why? |
| Ben-Chayeel Hamada | Comoros | France | 2003 | Why? |
| Sofia Bekhaled | Algeria | France | 2006 | Why? |
| Jourdain Mbaynaissem |  Chad | Cameroon | 1994 | Why? |
| Milhad Sadikou | Benin | France | 2003 | Why? |
| Priscillia Hakkar | Algeria | France | 1989 | Why? |
| Lana Smits | Algeria | France | 2005 | Why? |
| Shehta Al-Iskandarani | Egypt | Egypt | 1944 | Why? |
| Mohammed Moussa | Niger | Nigeria | 1984 | Why? |
| Kapile Mtshipayi | DR Congo | Zaire | 2000 | Why? |
| Joseph Londji | DR Congo | Zaire | 1976 | Why? |
| Basilio Rieno | Equatorial Guinea | Spain | 2004 | Why? |
| Doceline Theolore | Equatorial Guinea | Cameroon | 1982 | Why? |
| Omar Diantete | Congo | France | 1979 | Why? |