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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toni Payne |  Nigeria |  United States | 1995 | Why? |
| Zouhair Feddal |  Morocco | Morocco | 1989 | Why? |
| Luís Leal |  São Tomé and Príncipe |  Portugal | 1987 | Why? |
| Hadi Sacko |  Mali |  France | 1994 | Why? |
| Mikael Dyrestam |  Guinea |  Sweden | 1991 | Why? |
| Hamed Namouchi |  Tunisia | France | 1984 | Why? |
| Fousséni Diawara | Mali | France | 1980 | Why? |
| Raouf Bouzaiene | Tunisia | Tunisia | 1970 | Why? |
| Abdelmajid Chetali | Tunisia | Tunisia | 1939 | Why? |
| Efan Ekoku | Nigeria |  United Kingdom | 1967 | Why? |
| Georgios Koumantarakis |  South Africa |  Greece | 1974 | Why? |
| Alassane N'Dour |  Senegal | Senegal | 1981 | Why? |
| Tongo Doumbia | Mali | France | 1989 | Why? |
| Roger Lukaku |  DR Congo | DR Congo | 1967 | Why? |
| Chris Mavinga | DR Congo | France | 1991 | Why? |
| Zargo Touré | Senegal | Senegal | 1989 | Why? |
| Bright Osayi-Samuel | Nigeria | Nigeria | 1997 | Why? |
| Mamadou Bagayoko | Mali | France | 1979 | Why? |
| Pablo Ganet |  Equatorial Guinea |  Spain | 1994 | Why? |
| Habib Bamogo |  Burkina Faso | France | 1982 | Why? |
| José Kanté | Guinea | Spain | 1990 | Why? |
| Kalifa Coulibaly | Mali | Mali | 1991 | Why? |
| Parfait Mandanda | DR Congo | France | 1989 | Why? |
| Marco Ilaimaharitra |  Madagascar | France | 1995 | Why? |
| Aatif Chahechouhe | Morocco | France | 1986 | Why? |
| Jordan Ikoko | DR Congo | France | 1994 | Why? |
| Carlos Akapo | Equatorial Guinea | Spain | 1993 | Why? |
| Samba Diakité | Mali | France | 1989 | Why? |
| Gordon Hodgson | South Africa | South Africa | 1904 | Why? |
| Tijani Belaïd | Tunisia | France | 1987 | Why? |
| Mickaël Tavares | Senegal | France | 1982 | Why? |
| Issiar Dia | Senegal | France | 1987 | Why? |
| Arnold Mvuemba | DR Congo | France | 1985 | Why? |
| Lucien Mettomo |  Cameroon | Cameroon | 1977 | Why? |
| Edmund Addo |  Ghana | Ghana | 2000 | Why? |
| Nassim Boujellab | Morocco |  Germany | 1999 | Why? |
| Rowen Fernández | South Africa | South Africa | 1978 | Why? |
| Granddi N'Goyi | DR Congo | France | 1988 | Why? |
| Mohamed Yattara | Guinea | Guinea | 1993 | Why? |
| Fouad Bachirou |  Comoros | France | 1990 | Why? |
| Youssouf M'Changama | Comoros | France | 1990 | Why? |
| Yssouf Koné | Burkina Faso |  Ivory Coast | 1982 | Why? |
| Sammy Traoré | Mali | France | 1976 | Why? |
| Kidumu Mantantu | DR Congo | Belgian Empire | 1946 | Why? |
| Bill Tchato | Cameroon | Cameroon | 1975 | Why? |
| Lobilo Boba | DR Congo | Belgian Empire | 1950 | Why? |
| Cédric Kanté | Mali | France | 1979 | Why? |
| Fahid Ben Khalfallah | Tunisia | France | 1982 | Why? |
| Abderrahmane Mahjoub | Morocco | Morocco | 1929 | Why? |
| James Moga |  South Sudan | South Sudan | 1983 | Why? |
| Mehdi Cerbah |  Algeria | Algeria | 1953 | Why? |
| Faouzi Mansouri | Algeria | Tunisia | 1956 | Why? |
| Gabrielle Onguene | Cameroon | Cameroon | 1989 | Why? |
| Makhtar N'Diaye | Senegal | Senegal | 1981 | Why? |
| Kembo Uba Kembo | DR Congo | Belgian Empire | 1947 | Why? |
| Chahir Belghazouani | Morocco | France | 1986 | Why? |
| Mohamed Farès | Algeria | France | 1996 | Why? |
| Kazadi Mwamba | DR Congo | DR Congo | 1947 | Why? |
| Ali Fergani | Algeria | France | 1952 | Why? |
| Moussa Doumbia | Mali | Ivory Coast | 1994 | Why? |
| Ali Benarbia | Algeria | Algeria | 1968 | Why? |
| Jules Bocandé | Senegal | Senegal | 1958 | Why? |
| Alexandre Oukidja | Algeria | France | 1988 | Why? |
| Rémi Gomis | Senegal | France | 1984 | Why? |
| Michelle Alozie | Nigeria | United States | 1997 | Why? |
| Larry Azouni | Tunisia | France | 1994 | Why? |
| Mehdi Bourabia | Morocco | France | 1991 | Why? |
| Landry Mulemo | DR Congo |  Belgium | 1986 | Why? |
| Alphonse Tchami | Cameroon | Cameroon | 1971 | Why? |
| Monsef Zerka | Morocco | France | 1981 | Why? |
| Francis Dickoh | Ghana |  Denmark | 1982 | Why? |
| Jamal Alioui | Morocco | France | 1982 | Why? |
| Larrys Mabiala | DR Congo | France | 1987 | Why? |
| Bakary Saré | Burkina Faso | Ivory Coast | 1990 | Why? |
| Michaël Chrétien Basser | Morocco | France | 1984 | Why? |
| Pape Diakhaté | Senegal | Senegal | 1984 | Why? |
| Micheal Azira |  Uganda | Uganda | 1987 | Why? |
| Yassin Mikari | Tunisia |  Switzerland | 1983 | Why? |
| Didier Angibeaud | Cameroon | Cameroon | 1974 | Why? |
| Souffian El Karouani | Morocco | Netherlands | 2000 | Why? |
| Wajdi Kechrida | Tunisia | France | 1995 | Why? |
| Kabasu Babo | DR Congo | Belgian Empire | 1950 | Why? |
| Modou Barrow |  Gambia | Gambia | 1992 | Why? |
| Carlos Fernandes |  Angola | DR Congo | 1979 | Why? |
| Kamel Ghilas | Algeria | France | 1984 | Why? |
| Kibonge Mafu | DR Congo | Belgian Empire | 1945 | Why? |
| Anthony Mfa Mezui |  Gabon | France | 1991 | Why? |
| Baïssama Sankoh | Guinea | France | 1992 | Why? |
| Ahmad Benali |  Libya | United Kingdom | 1992 | Why? |
| Yannick Sagbo | Ivory Coast | France | 1988 | Why? |
| Babacar Gueye | Senegal | Senegal | 1986 | Why? |
| Billel Omrani | Algeria | France | 1993 | Why? |
| Mehdi Taouil | Morocco | France | 1983 | Why? |
| Hope Akpan | Nigeria | United Kingdom | 1991 | Why? |
| Mwanza Mukombo | DR Congo | Belgian Empire | 1945 | Why? |
| Kamunda Tshinabu | DR Congo | Belgian Empire | 1946 | Why? |
| Kafula Ngoie | DR Congo | Belgian Empire | 1945 | Why? |
| Mwape Mialo | DR Congo | Belgian Empire | 1951 | Why? |
| Olivier Verdon |  Benin | France | 1995 | Why? |
| Yoann Touzghar | Tunisia | France | 1986 | Why? |
| Yassin Ayoub | Morocco | Netherlands | 1994 | Why? |
| Youssouf Falikou Fofana | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 1966 | Why? |
| Abdelaziz Ben Tifour | Algeria | Algeria | 1927 | Why? |
| Amido Baldé |  Guinea-Bissau | Guinea-Bissau | 1991 | Why? |
| Oumar Sissoko | Mali | France | 1987 | Why? |
| Sigamary Diarra | Mali | France | 1984 | Why? |
| Adnane Tighadouini | Morocco | Netherlands | 1992 | Why? |
| Raoul Loé | Cameroon | France | 1989 | Why? |
| Smahi Triki | Morocco | Morocco | 1967 | Why? |
| Abderraouf Ben Aziza | Tunisia | Tunisia | 1953 | Why? |
| Hassan Kachloul | Morocco | Morocco | 1973 | Why? |
| Jimmy Kébé | Mali | France | 1984 | Why? |
| Mahmoud Mokhtar El-Tetsh |  Egypt | Egypt | 1907 | Why? |
| Mohamed Youssouf | Comoros | France | 1988 | Why? |
| Lars Veldwijk | South Africa | Netherlands | 1991 | Why? |
| Yassine Jebbour | Morocco | France | 1991 | Why? |
| Benjaloud Youssouf | Comoros | France | 1994 | Why? |
| Karim Aït-Fana | Morocco | France | 1989 | Why? |
| Nourdin Boukhari | Morocco | Netherlands | 1980 | Why? |
| Oualid El Hajjam | Morocco | France | 1991 | Why? |
| Josete Miranda | Equatorial Guinea | Spain | 1998 | Why? |
| Nassim Akrour | Algeria | France | 1974 | Why? |
| Iban Salvador | Equatorial Guinea | Spain | 1995 | Why? |
| Bryan Dabo | Burkina Faso | France | 1992 | Why? |
| Seifeddine Jaziri | Tunisia | Tunisia | 1993 | Why? |
| Johann Obiang | Gabon | France | 1993 | Why? |
| Jordan Adeoti | Benin | France | 1989 | Why? |
| Melvyn Lorenzen | Uganda | United Kingdom | 1994 | Why? |
| Rubén Belima | Equatorial Guinea | Spain | 1992 | Why? |
| Jordan Botaka | DR Congo | Netherlands | 1993 | Why? |
| Pius Ndiefi | Cameroon | Cameroon | 1975 | Why? |
| José Clayton | Tunisia |  Brazil | 1974 | Why? |
| Richmond Forson |  Togo | Ghana | 1980 | Why? |
| Mohamed Koffi | Burkina Faso | Ivory Coast | 1986 | Why? |
| Japhet N'Doram |  Chad | Chad | 1966 | Why? |
| Manasseh Ishiaku | Nigeria | Nigeria | 1983 | Why? |
| Hocine Ragued | Tunisia | France | 1983 | Why? |
| Jacques Faty | Senegal | France | 1985 | Why? |
| Iván Bolado | Equatorial Guinea | Spain | 1989 | Why? |
| Tendayi Darikwa |  Zimbabwe | United Kingdom | 1991 | Why? |
| Souleymane Diamoutene | Mali | Mali | 1983 | Why? |
| Chisamba Lungu |  Zambia | Zambia | 1991 | Why? |
| Adil Hermach | Morocco | France | 1986 | Why? |
| Julian Jeanvier | Guinea | France | 1992 | Why? |
| Yannis Tafer | Algeria | France | 1991 | Why? |
| Jaouad Zairi | Morocco | Morocco | 1982 | Why? |
| Ali M'Madi | Comoros | France | 1990 | Why? |
| Ismail Rafat | Egypt | Egypt | 1912 | Why? |
| Mana Mamuwene | DR Congo | Belgian Empire | 1947 | Why? |
| Wagih El-Kashef | Egypt | Egypt | 1909 | Why? |