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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mbungu Ekofa |  DR Congo | Belgian Empire | 1948 | Why? |
| Mustapha Zitouni |  Algeria | Algeria | 1928 | Why? |
| Rémi Mulumba | DR Congo |  France | 1992 | Why? |
| Abderrahman Kabous |  Morocco | France | 1983 | Why? |
| Abdelaziz Ahanfouf | Morocco |  Germany | 1978 | Why? |
| Iván Zarandona |  Equatorial Guinea |  Spain | 1980 | Why? |
| Federico Bikoro | Equatorial Guinea |  Cameroon | 1996 | Why? |
| Abdelmajid Bourebbou | Algeria | Algeria | 1951 | Why? |
| Elio Capradossi |  Uganda | Uganda | 1996 | Why? |
| Francis N'Ganga |  Congo | France | 1985 | Why? |
| William N'Gounou |  Niger | Cameroon | 1983 | Why? |
| Ibrahim Abdel Hamidu Sharli |  Egypt | Egypt | 1907 | Why? |
| Néjib Ghommidh |  Tunisia | Tunisia | 1953 | Why? |
| Kamel Chebli | Tunisia | Tunisia | 1954 | Why? |
| Mohamed Ben Rehaiem | Tunisia | Tunisia | 1951 | Why? |
| Razak Boukari |  Togo | Togo | 1987 | Why? |
| Témime Lahzami | Tunisia | Tunisia | 1949 | Why? |
| Abdoul Camara |  Guinea | Guinea | 1990 | Why? |
| Lamine Ben Aziza | Tunisia | Tunisia | 1952 | Why? |
| Salah Larbès | Algeria | Algeria | 1952 | Why? |
| Randy | Equatorial Guinea | Spain | 1987 | Why? |
| Aly Keita | Guinea |  Sweden | 1986 | Why? |
| Mohsen Labidi | Tunisia | Tunisia | 1954 | Why? |
| Marvin Baudry | Congo | France | 1990 | Why? |
| Jimmy Abdou |  Comoros | France | 1984 | Why? |
| Walid Atta |  Ethiopia |  Saudi Arabia | 1986 | Why? |
| Abdoul Ba |  Mauritania |  Senegal | 1994 | Why? |
| Zinho Gano |  Guinea-Bissau |  Belgium | 1993 | Why? |
| Faneva Imà Andriatsima |  Madagascar | Madagascar | 1984 | Why? |
| Yannick Boli |  Ivory Coast | France | 1988 | Why? |
| Wissem Ben Yahia | Tunisia | France | 1984 | Why? |
| Christopher Oualembo | DR Congo | France | 1987 | Why? |
| Álvaro Djaló | Guinea-Bissau | Spain | 1999 | Why? |
| Mohammed Chaouch | Morocco | Morocco | 1966 | Why? |
| Adamo Nagalo |  Burkina Faso | Ivory Coast | 2002 | Why? |
| Álex Balboa | Equatorial Guinea | Spain | 2001 | Why? |
| Paul Alo'o | Cameroon | Cameroon | 1983 | Why? |
| Fodé Mansaré | Guinea | Guinea | 1981 | Why? |
| Chadli Amri | Algeria | France | 1984 | Why? |
| Gibril Sankoh |  Sierra Leone | Sierra Leone | 1983 | Why? |
| Mohamed Fofana |  Mali | France | 1985 | Why? |
| Karim Zaza | Morocco |  Denmark | 1975 | Why? |
| Adil Ramzi | Morocco | Morocco | 1977 | Why? |
| Ali Shafi | Egypt | Egypt | 1908 | Why? |
| Mokhtar Dhouieb | Tunisia | Tunisia | 1952 | Why? |
| Simon Falette | Guinea | France | 1992 | Why? |
| Opa Nguette | Senegal | France | 1994 | Why? |
| Kily Álvarez | Equatorial Guinea | Spain | 1984 | Why? |
| Dady |  Cape Verde |  Portugal | 1981 | Why? |
| Fuad Ibrahim | Ethiopia | Ethiopia | 1991 | Why? |
| Brahim Hemdani | Algeria | France | 1978 | Why? |
| Malcolm Barcola | Togo | France | 1999 | Why? |
| Ohman Chehaibi | Tunisia | Tunisia | 1954 | Why? |
| Jannick Buyla | Equatorial Guinea | Spain | 1998 | Why? |
| Bakary Soumaré | Mali | Mali | 1985 | Why? |
| David Manga |  Central African Republic | France | 1989 | Why? |
| Jim Allevinah |  Gabon | France | 1995 | Why? |
| Samuel Ipoua | Cameroon | Cameroon | 1973 | Why? |
| Yacine Abdessadki | Morocco | France | 1981 | Why? |
| Christopher Wreh |  Liberia | Liberia | 1975 | Why? |
| Francisco Júnior | Guinea-Bissau | Guinea-Bissau | 1992 | Why? |
| Ibrahima Sonko | Senegal | Senegal | 1981 | Why? |
| Ali El-Kaf | Egypt | Egypt | 1908 | Why? |
| Ahmed Halim Ibrahim | Egypt | Egypt | 1910 | Why? |
| Ismail Ahmed Kadar Hassan |  Djibouti | France | 1987 | Why? |
| Ahmed Reda Madouni | Algeria | Algeria | 1980 | Why? |
| Ibrahima Cissé | Guinea | Belgium | 1994 | Why? |
| Larsen Touré | Guinea | France | 1984 | Why? |
| Ibrahim Koné | Guinea | Ivory Coast | 1989 | Why? |
| Youssef El Akchaoui | Morocco | Netherlands | 1981 | Why? |
| Ahmed Oudjani | Algeria | Algeria | 1937 | Why? |
| Romain Métanire | Madagascar | France | 1990 | Why? |
| Labib Mahmoud | Egypt | Egypt | 1907 | Why? |
| Jonas Mendes | Guinea-Bissau | Guinea-Bissau | 1989 | Why? |
| Igor Vetokele |  Angola | Belgium | 1992 | Why? |
| Walid Mesloub | Algeria | France | 1985 | Why? |
| Mamadou Samassa | Mali | France | 1990 | Why? |
| Ifeoma Onumonu |  Nigeria |  United States | 1994 | Why? |
| Rachid Harkouk | Algeria |  United Kingdom | 1956 | Why? |
| Éric Chelle | Mali | Ivory Coast | 1977 | Why? |
| Kalifa Cissé | Mali | France | 1984 | Why? |
| Mohammed Hassan | Egypt | Egypt | 1905 | Why? |
| Abdelhamid Abdou | Egypt | Egypt | 1905 | Why? |
| Noureddine Kourichi | Algeria | France | 1954 | Why? |
| Néjib Liman | Tunisia | Tunisia | 1953 | Why? |
| Bevis Mugabi | Uganda | United Kingdom | 1995 | Why? |
| Ali Kaabi | Tunisia | Tunisia | 1953 | Why? |
| Halim Benmabrouk | Algeria | France | 1960 | Why? |
| Lucien Aubey | Congo | Congo | 1984 | Why? |
| Hassan Ragab | Egypt | Egypt | 1909 | Why? |
| Réda Johnson |  Benin | France | 1988 | Why? |
| Mamadou Samassa | Mali | France | 1986 | Why? |
| Mehdi Tahrat | Algeria | France | 1990 | Why? |
| Adrien Tameze | Cameroon | France | 1994 | Why? |
| Ridha El Louze | Tunisia | Tunisia | 1953 | Why? |
| Emmanuel Imorou | Benin | France | 1988 | Why? |
| Aitor Embela | Equatorial Guinea | Spain | 1996 | Why? |
| Ismael Tajouri-Shradi |  Libya |  Switzerland | 1994 | Why? |
| Joël Sami | DR Congo | France | 1984 | Why? |
| Caleb Ekuban |  Ghana |  Italy | 1994 | Why? |
| Ahmed El Messaoudi | Morocco | Belgium | 1995 | Why? |
| Boubacar Dialiba | Senegal | Senegal | 1988 | Why? |
| Serge Branco | Cameroon | France | 1980 | Why? |
| Ouro-Nimini Tchagnirou | Togo | Togo | 1974 | Why? |
| Kebba Ceesay |  Gambia | Gambia | 1987 | Why? |
| Almami Moreira | Guinea-Bissau | Guinea-Bissau | 1978 | Why? |
| Lalaina Nomenjanahary | Madagascar | Madagascar | 1986 | Why? |
| Salim Arrache | Algeria | France | 1982 | Why? |
| Slah Karoui | Tunisia | Tunisia | 1951 | Why? |
| Abdou Kader Mangane | Senegal | Senegal | 1983 | Why? |
| Samir Beloufa | Algeria | France | 1979 | Why? |
| Yves Ma-Kalambay | DR Congo | Belgium | 1986 | Why? |
| Djamel Bakar | Comoros | France | 1989 | Why? |
| Moussa Sissako | Mali | France | 2000 | Why? |
| Nasreddine Kraouche | Algeria | France | 1979 | Why? |
| Mustapha Carayol | Gambia | Gambia | 1988 | Why? |
| Guilherme Afonso | Angola | Angola | 1985 | Why? |
| Nathan Ngoumou | Cameroon | France | 2000 | Why? |
| Khalid Sinouh | Morocco | Netherlands | 1975 | Why? |
| Roudolphe Douala | Cameroon | Cameroon | 1978 | Why? |
| Ngonda Muzinga | DR Congo | DR Congo | 1994 | Why? |
| Arnold Bouka Moutou | Congo | France | 1988 | Why? |
| Alex Chola |  Zambia | DR Congo | 1956 | Why? |
| Selim Ben Djemia | Tunisia | France | 1989 | Why? |
| Hassane Alla | Morocco | Morocco | 1980 | Why? |
| Abdelhamid Kermali | Algeria | Algeria | 1931 | Why? |
| Hacène Lalmas | Algeria | Algeria | 1943 | Why? |
| Fabien Farnolle | Benin | France | 1985 | Why? |
| Ahmed Kashi | Algeria | France | 1988 | Why? |
| Ibrahim Diaky | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 1982 | Why? |
| Kaba Diawara | Guinea | France | 1975 | Why? |
| Fathi Chebel | Algeria | France | 1956 | Why? |
| Alain Gouaméné | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 1966 | Why? |
| Pierre Aubameyang | Gabon | Gabon | 1965 | Why? |
| Patrick Agyemang | Ghana | United Kingdom | 1980 | Why? |
| Khemais Labidi | Tunisia | Tunisia | 1950 | Why? |
| Benjamín Zarandona | Equatorial Guinea | Spain | 1976 | Why? |
| Stéphane Nater | Tunisia | France | 1984 | Why? |
| Sally Sarr | Mauritania | France | 1986 | Why? |
| Ahmed Mogni | Comoros | France | 1991 | Why? |
| Yoann Langlet | Mauritania | France | 1982 | Why? |
| Khaled Gasmi | Tunisia | Tunisia | 1953 | Why? |
| Bilel Mohsni | Tunisia | France | 1987 | Why? |
| Aurelle Awona | Cameroon | Cameroon | 1993 | Why? |
| Omenuke Mfulu | DR Congo | France | 1994 | Why? |
| Dieumerci Ndongala | DR Congo | DR Congo | 1991 | Why? |
| Jackson Mendy | Senegal | France | 1987 | Why? |
| Sessi D'Almeida | Benin | France | 1995 | Why? |
| Amro Tarek | Egypt | United States | 1992 | Why? |
| Alain Masudi | DR Congo | DR Congo | 1978 | Why? |