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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Larsen Kwarasey |  Ghana |  Norway | 1987 | Why? |
| Henri Saivet |  Senegal | Senegal | 1990 | Why? |
| Karim Ziani |  Algeria |  France | 1982 | Why? |
| Benjamin Moukandjo |  Cameroon | Cameroon | 1988 | Why? |
| Allan Nyom | Cameroon | France | 1988 | Why? |
| Abdoulaye Diallo | Senegal | France | 1992 | Why? |
| Cheikh Ndoye | Senegal | Senegal | 1986 | Why? |
| Alfred Gomis | Senegal | Senegal | 1993 | Why? |
| Alfred Duncan | Ghana | Ghana | 1993 | Why? |
| Hachim Mastour |  Morocco |  Italy | 1998 | Why? |
| Mehdi Abeid | Algeria | France | 1992 | Why? |
| Khalid Boutaïb | Morocco | France | 1987 | Why? |
| Aziz Bouhaddouz | Morocco | Morocco | 1987 | Why? |
| Emerse Faé |  Ivory Coast | France | 1984 | Why? |
| Sone Aluko |  Nigeria |  United Kingdom | 1989 | Why? |
| Bruce Grobbelaar |  Zimbabwe |  South Africa | 1957 | Why? |
| Kévin Constant |  Guinea | France | 1987 | Why? |
| Ismaïl Aissati | Morocco | Netherlands | 1988 | Why? |
| Carl Medjani | Algeria | France | 1985 | Why? |
| Salif Diao | Senegal | Senegal | 1977 | Why? |
| Nadir Belhadj | Algeria | France | 1982 | Why? |
| Antar Yahia | Algeria | France | 1982 | Why? |
| Christopher Samba |  Congo | France | 1984 | Why? |
| Quincy Owusu-Abeyie | Ghana | Netherlands | 1986 | Why? |
| Bakari Koné | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 1981 | Why? |
| Diomansy Kamara | Senegal | France | 1980 | Why? |
| Michael Mancienne |  Seychelles | United Kingdom | 1988 | Why? |
| Karim Matmour | Algeria | France | 1985 | Why? |
| Abdelkader Ghezzal | Algeria | France | 1984 | Why? |
| Fayçal Fajr | Morocco | France | 1988 | Why? |
| Hamza Mendyl | Morocco | Morocco | 1997 | Why? |
| Theo Bongonda |  DR Congo |  Belgium | 1995 | Why? |
| Abdoulaye Doucouré |  Mali | France | 1993 | Why? |
| Neil El Aynaoui | Morocco | France | 2001 | Why? |
| Lamine Gassama | Senegal | France | 1989 | Why? |
| Haissem Hassan |  Egypt | France | 2002 | Why? |
| Mehdi Carcela-González | Morocco | Belgium | 1989 | Why? |
| Modeste Mbami | Cameroon | Cameroon | 1982 | Why? |
| Jérémy Morel |  Madagascar | France | 1984 | Why? |
| Alaixys Romao |  Togo | France | 1984 | Why? |
| Samuel Moutoussamy | DR Congo | France | 1996 | Why? |
| Javier Balboa |  Equatorial Guinea |  Spain | 1985 | Why? |
| Hassan Yebda | Algeria | France | 1984 | Why? |
| Albert Adomah | Ghana | United Kingdom | 1987 | Why? |
| Yohan Benalouane |  Tunisia | France | 1987 | Why? |
| Henri Bedimo | Cameroon | Cameroon | 1984 | Why? |
| Zakaria Labyad | Morocco | Netherlands | 1993 | Why? |
| Gaëtan Bong | Cameroon | Cameroon | 1988 | Why? |
| Guéla Doué | Ivory Coast | France | 2002 | Why? |
| Wilson Oruma | Nigeria | Nigeria | 1976 | Why? |
| Manuel da Costa | Morocco | France | 1986 | Why? |
| Georges Mandjeck | Cameroon | Cameroon | 1988 | Why? |
| Yassine Benzia | Algeria | France | 1994 | Why? |
| Junior Agogo | Ghana | Ghana | 1979 | Why? |
| Brian Idowu | Nigeria |  Russia | 1992 | Why? |
| Ikechukwu Uche | Nigeria | Nigeria | 1984 | Why? |
| Yazid Mansouri | Algeria | France | 1978 | Why? |
| Souleymane Diawara | Senegal | Senegal | 1978 | Why? |
| Pascal Feindouno | Guinea | Guinea | 1981 | Why? |
| Mamadou Niang Babacar Ndiaye | Senegal | Senegal | 1979 | Why? |
| Djamel Abdoun | Algeria | France | 1986 | Why? |
| Benjamin Angoua | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 1986 | Why? |
| Rachid Ghezzal | Algeria | France | 1992 | Why? |
| Rafik Djebbour | Algeria | France | 1984 | Why? |
| Mehdi Mostefa | Algeria | France | 1983 | Why? |
| Gaël Bigirimana |  Burundi | Burundi | 1993 | Why? |
| Liassine Cadamuro | Algeria | France | 1988 | Why? |
| Bruno Ecuele Manga |  Gabon | Gabon | 1988 | Why? |
| Youssef Aït Bennasser | Morocco | France | 1996 | Why? |
| Assane Diao | Senegal | Senegal | 2005 | Why? |
| Foued Kadir | Algeria | France | 1983 | Why? |
| Mohamed Amoura | Algeria | Algeria | 2000 | Why? |
| Ishak Belfodil | Algeria | Algeria | 1992 | Why? |
| Nabil Ghilas | Algeria | France | 1990 | Why? |
| Omar Mascarell | Equatorial Guinea | Spain | 1993 | Why? |
| Änis Ben-Hatira | Tunisia |  Germany | 1988 | Why? |
| Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro | Ivory Coast | France | 1992 | Why? |
| Youssouf Mulumbu | DR Congo | DR Congo | 1987 | Why? |
| Francileudo Santos | Tunisia |  Brazil | 1979 | Why? |
| Alain Traoré |  Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso | 1988 | Why? |
| Khalilou Fadiga | Senegal | France | 1974 | Why? |
| Karim Haggui | Tunisia | Tunisia | 1984 | Why? |
| Houssine Kharja | Morocco | France | 1982 | Why? |
| Mathis Bolly | Ivory Coast | Norway | 1990 | Why? |
| Montassar Talbi | Tunisia | France | 1998 | Why? |
| Aïssa Laïdouni | Tunisia | France | 1996 | Why? |
| Ilias Chair | Morocco | Belgium | 1997 | Why? |
| Floyd Ayité | Togo | France | 1988 | Why? |
| Naïm Sliti | Tunisia | France | 1992 | Why? |
| Omar El Kaddouri | Morocco | Belgium | 1990 | Why? |
| Abdoulaye Méïté | Ivory Coast | France | 1980 | Why? |
| Anass Zaroury | Morocco | Belgium | 2000 | Why? |
| Evann Guessand | Ivory Coast | France | 2001 | Why? |
| Alfred N'Diaye | Senegal | France | 1990 | Why? |
| Anis Ben Slimane | Tunisia |  Denmark | 2001 | Why? |
| Edgar Ié |  Guinea-Bissau | Guinea-Bissau | 1994 | Why? |
| Jacques Songo'o | Cameroon | Cameroon | 1964 | Why? |
| Djakaridja Koné | Burkina Faso | Ivory Coast | 1986 | Why? |
| Bakary Sako | Mali | France | 1988 | Why? |
| Ismaël Traoré | Ivory Coast | France | 1986 | Why? |
| Adekanmi Olufadé | Togo | Togo | 1980 | Why? |
| Henok Goitom |  Eritrea |  Sweden | 1984 | Why? |
| Razak Omotoyossi |  Benin | Nigeria | 1985 | Why? |
| Syam Ben Youssef | Tunisia | France | 1989 | Why? |
| Bakaye Traoré | Mali | France | 1985 | Why? |
| Florentin Pogba | Guinea | Guinea | 1990 | Why? |
| Sambou Yatabaré | Mali | France | 1989 | Why? |
| Djimi Traoré | Mali | France | 1980 | Why? |
| Denis Odoi | Ghana | Belgium | 1988 | Why? |
| Jamiro Monteiro |  Cape Verde | Netherlands | 1993 | Why? |
| Jérémie Boga | Ivory Coast | France | 1997 | Why? |
| Tyronne Ebuehi | Nigeria | Netherlands | 1995 | Why? |
| Giovanni Sio | Ivory Coast | France | 1989 | Why? |
| Delvin N'Dinga | Congo | Congo | 1988 | Why? |
| Mehdi Zeffane | Algeria | France | 1992 | Why? |
| Aristide Bancé | Burkina Faso | Ivory Coast | 1984 | Why? |
| Tony Sylva | Senegal | Senegal | 1975 | Why? |
| Amdy Faye | Senegal | Senegal | 1977 | Why? |
| Willy Aubameyang | Gabon | France | 1987 | Why? |
| Mehdi Nafti | Tunisia | France | 1978 | Why? |
| Hamer Bouazza | Algeria | France | 1985 | Why? |
| Lamine Sané | Senegal | France | 1987 | Why? |
| Pape Cheikh Diop | Senegal | Senegal | 1997 | Why? |
| Adam Ounas | Algeria | France | 1996 | Why? |
| Moussa Marega | Mali | France | 1991 | Why? |
| Bartholomew Ogbeche | Nigeria | Nigeria | 1984 | Why? |
| Neeskens Kebano | DR Congo | France | 1992 | Why? |
| Massadio Haïdara | Mali | France | 1992 | Why? |
| Omar Rekik | Tunisia | Netherlands | 2001 | Why? |
| Calvin Bassey | Nigeria | Italy | 1999 | Why? |
| Souleymane Camara | Senegal | Senegal | 1982 | Why? |
| Steeve Yago | Burkina Faso | France | 1992 | Why? |
| Paul-Georges Ntep | Cameroon | Cameroon | 1992 | Why? |
| Yehvann Diouf | Senegal | France | 1999 | Why? |
| Ali Ahamada |  Comoros | France | 1991 | Why? |
| Fabrice Nsakala | DR Congo | France | 1990 | Why? |
| Youssouf Hadji | Morocco | Morocco | 1980 | Why? |
| Daniel Agyei | Ghana | Ghana | 1989 | Why? |
| Lamine Diatta | Senegal | Senegal | 1975 | Why? |
| Habib Bellaïd | Algeria | France | 1986 | Why? |
| Ricardo Faty | Senegal | France | 1986 | Why? |
| Joseph-Désiré Job | Cameroon | France | 1977 | Why? |
| Ali Boumnijel | Tunisia | Tunisia | 1966 | Why? |
| Kassim Abdallah | Comoros | France | 1987 | Why? |
| El Fardou Ben Nabouhane | Comoros | France | 1989 | Why? |
| Amel Majri | Tunisia | Tunisia | 1993 | Why? |
| Thievy Bifouma | Congo | France | 1992 | Why? |
| Charles Pickel | DR Congo |  Switzerland | 1997 | Why? |
| Djamel Belmadi | Algeria | France | 1976 | Why? |
| Andy Delort | Algeria | France | 1991 | Why? |