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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ibrahima Camara |  Guinea |  Sierra Leone | 1985 | Why? |
| Demba Touré |  Senegal | Senegal | 1984 | Why? |
| Jennifer Echegini |  Nigeria |  United Kingdom | 2001 | Why? |
| Juvenal Edjogo Owono |  Equatorial Guinea |  Spain | 1979 | Why? |
| Mohamed Kamara | Sierra Leone | Sierra Leone | 1987 | Why? |
| Christian Gyan |  Ghana | Ghana | 1978 | Why? |
| Chris Malonga |  Congo |  France | 1987 | Why? |
| Yasmin Mrabet |  Morocco | Spain | 1999 | Why? |
| Ashleigh Plumptre | Nigeria | United Kingdom | 1998 | Why? |
| Ousmane Bangoura | Guinea | Guinea | 1979 | Why? |
| Emmanuel Mathias |  Togo | Nigeria | 1986 | Why? |
| Elvis Kamsoba |  Burundi | Burundi | 1996 | Why? |
| Fredy |  Angola | Angola | 1990 | Why? |
| Juvhel Tsoumou | Congo | Congo | 1990 | Why? |
| Marcel Ndjeng |  Cameroon |  Germany | 1982 | Why? |
| Gloria Chinasa | Equatorial Guinea | Nigeria | 1987 | Why? |
| Bright Dike | Nigeria |  United States | 1987 | Why? |
| Amara Diané |  Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 1982 | Why? |
| Brahim Ferradj |  Algeria | France | 1987 | Why? |
| Derby Makinka |  Zambia |  Zimbabwe | 1965 | Why? |
| Thomas Fontaine |  Madagascar | France | 1991 | Why? |
| Cédric Mensah | Togo | France | 1989 | Why? |
| Richard Soumah | Guinea | France | 1986 | Why? |
| Danny Loader | Cameroon | United Kingdom | 2000 | Why? |
| Maamar Mamouni | Algeria | France | 1976 | Why? |
| Mahi Khennane | Algeria | Algeria | 1936 | Why? |
| Abel Camará |  Guinea-Bissau | Guinea-Bissau | 1990 | Why? |
| Moustafa Reyadh |  Egypt | Egypt | 1941 | Why? |
| Mohamed Salah Jedidi |  Tunisia | Tunisia | 1938 | Why? |
| Yussuf Saleh |  Ethiopia |  Sweden | 1984 | Why? |
| Rachid Tiberkanine | Morocco |  Belgium | 1985 | Why? |
| Cheikh Ndiaye | Senegal | Senegal | 1985 | Why? |
| Jean-Claude Pagal | Cameroon | Cameroon | 1964 | Why? |
| Éamon Zayed |  Libya |  Ireland | 1983 | Why? |
| Moussa Narry | Ghana |  Niger | 1986 | Why? |
| Bocundji Ca | Guinea-Bissau | Guinea-Bissau | 1986 | Why? |
| Matt Moussilou | Congo | France | 1982 | Why? |
| Khaled Lemmouchia | Algeria | France | 1981 | Why? |
| Bengali-Fodé Koita | Guinea | France | 1990 | Why? |
| Rayan Raveloson | Madagascar | Madagascar | 1997 | Why? |
| Jeffrey Fortes |  Cape Verde | Netherlands | 1989 | Why? |
| Rachid Hamdani | Morocco | France | 1985 | Why? |
| Frédéric Mendy | Senegal | Senegal | 1981 | Why? |
| Hervé Kage |  DR Congo | DR Congo | 1989 | Why? |
| Jamel Aït Ben Idir | Morocco | France | 1984 | Why? |
| Samson Godwin | Nigeria | Nigeria | 1983 | Why? |
| Anissa Lahmari | Morocco | France | 1997 | Why? |
| Alexandre Mendy | Guinea-Bissau | France | 1994 | Why? |
| Abel Tamata | DR Congo | Netherlands | 1990 | Why? |
| Igor Engonga | Equatorial Guinea | Spain | 1995 | Why? |
| Alhassan Kamara | Sierra Leone | Sierra Leone | 1993 | Why? |
| Khassa Camara |  Mauritania | France | 1992 | Why? |
| Christoffer Mafoumbi | Congo | France | 1994 | Why? |
| Gohi Bi Zoro Cyriac | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 1990 | Why? |
| Michél Mazingu-Dinzey | DR Congo | Germany | 1972 | Why? |
| Maroan Sannadi | Morocco | Spain | 2001 | Why? |
| Cheick Fantamady Diarra |  Mali | Mali | 1992 | Why? |
| Mahamadou N'Diaye | Mali | Senegal | 1990 | Why? |
| Rochdi Achenteh | Morocco | Netherlands | 1988 | Why? |
| Ousmane N'Doye | Senegal | Senegal | 1978 | Why? |
| Catilina Aubameyang |  Gabon | Gabon | 1983 | Why? |
| Paul Bahoken | Cameroon | Cameroon | 1955 | Why? |
| Élodie Nakkach | Morocco | France | 1995 | Why? |
| Djilali Abdi | Algeria | Algeria | 1943 | Why? |
| Jérôme Mombris | Madagascar | France | 1987 | Why? |
| Faiz Mattoir |  Comoros | France | 2000 | Why? |
| Wilson Kamavuaka | DR Congo | Germany | 1990 | Why? |
| Raman Chibsah | Ghana | Ghana | 1993 | Why? |
| Jordan Nkololo | DR Congo | France | 1992 | Why? |
| Dominique Kivuvu | Angola | Netherlands | 1987 | Why? |
| Mimi El-Sherbini | Egypt | Egypt | 1937 | Why? |
| Nzuzi Toko | DR Congo | DR Congo | 1990 | Why? |
| Karim Benyamina | Algeria | Germany | 1981 | Why? |
| Mulopo Kudimbana | DR Congo | Belgium | 1987 | Why? |
| Felipe Silva Correa dos Santos |  Benin |  Brazil | 1997 | Why? |
| Abdelkader Oueslati | Tunisia | France | 1991 | Why? |
| Hocine Benmiloudi | Algeria | Algeria | 1955 | Why? |
| Salomón Obama | Equatorial Guinea | Equatorial Guinea | 2000 | Why? |
| Michaela Abam | Cameroon | United States | 1997 | Why? |
| Pa Dibba |  Gambia | Gambia | 1987 | Why? |
| Charles Takyi | Ghana | Ghana | 1984 | Why? |
| Richard Justin |  South Sudan |  Sudan | 1979 | Why? |
| Saïd Makasi |  Rwanda | DR Congo | 1982 | Why? |
| Nouha Dicko | Mali | France | 1992 | Why? |
| Raúl Fabiani | Equatorial Guinea | Spain | 1984 | Why? |
| Nana Falemi | Cameroon |  Romania | 1974 | Why? |
| Tony Tchani | Cameroon | Cameroon | 1989 | Why? |
| Tahar Chaïbi | Tunisia | Tunisia | 1946 | Why? |
| Prince Daye |  Liberia | Liberia | 1978 | Why? |
| Issa Cissokho | Senegal | France | 1985 | Why? |
| Pascal Ojigwe | Nigeria | Nigeria | 1976 | Why? |
| Abderrahman Ibrir | Algeria | Algeria | 1919 | Why? |
| Abdelkader Ferhaoui | Algeria | Algeria | 1965 | Why? |
| Abdoulaye Sané | Senegal | Senegal | 1992 | Why? |
| Théodore Zue Nguema | Gabon | Equatorial Guinea | 1973 | Why? |
| Éric Rabésandratana | Madagascar | France | 1972 | Why? |
| Alharbi El Jadeyaoui | Morocco | France | 1986 | Why? |
| Amara Baby | Senegal | France | 1989 | Why? |
| Abdelaziz Kamara | Mauritania | France | 1984 | Why? |
| Souleyman Doumbia | Ivory Coast | France | 1996 | Why? |
| Solomon Asante | Ghana | Ghana | 1990 | Why? |
| Alagie Sosseh | Gambia | Sweden | 1986 | Why? |
| Valéry Mézague | Cameroon | France | 1983 | Why? |
| Tewfik Abdullah | Egypt | Egypt | 1896 | Why? |
| Rui da Gracia Gomes | Equatorial Guinea | Spain | 1985 | Why? |
| Salaheddine Sbaï | Morocco | Morocco | 1985 | Why? |
| Thierno Bah | Guinea | Guinea | 1982 | Why? |
| Moïse Adilehou | Benin | France | 1995 | Why? |
| Dominique Malonga | Congo | France | 1989 | Why? |
| Cebio Soukou | Benin | Germany | 1992 | Why? |
| Kandia Traoré | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 1980 | Why? |
| Oumar Tchomogo | Benin | Benin | 1978 | Why? |
| Glen Salmon |  South Africa | Zimbabwe | 1977 | Why? |
| Kader Amadou | Niger | Niger | 1989 | Why? |
| Laurent Agouazi | Algeria | France | 1984 | Why? |
| Samir Bertin d'Avesnes | Comoros | Comoros | 1986 | Why? |
| Daniel Vázquez Evuy | Equatorial Guinea | Spain | 1985 | Why? |
| Amos Youga |  Central African Republic | France | 1992 | Why? |
| Mansour Boutabout | Algeria | France | 1978 | Why? |
| Willie Overtoom | Cameroon | Cameroon | 1986 | Why? |
| Lamine Sakho | Senegal | Senegal | 1977 | Why? |
| Souleymane Mamam | Togo | Togo | 1985 | Why? |
| Steven Fortes | Cape Verde | France | 1992 | Why? |
| Igor Nganga | Congo | DR Congo | 1987 | Why? |
| Ronny Marcos |  Mozambique | Germany | 1993 | Why? |
| Wissam El Bekri | Tunisia | France | 1984 | Why? |
| Ismaël Bouzid | Algeria | France | 1983 | Why? |
| Sabah Seghir | Morocco | France | 2000 | Why? |
| Machop Chol | South Sudan | Sudan | 1998 | Why? |
| Loren Zúñiga | Equatorial Guinea | Spain | 2003 | Why? |
| Anthony Baffoe | Ghana | Germany | 1965 | Why? |
| Imane Saoud | Morocco | Morocco | 2002 | Why? |
| Ismaël Boura | Comoros | France | 2000 | Why? |
| Habib Baldé | Guinea | France | 1985 | Why? |
| Distel Zola | DR Congo | France | 1989 | Why? |
| Karim Bridji | Algeria | Netherlands | 1981 | Why? |
| Guy Ramos | Cape Verde | Netherlands | 1985 | Why? |
| Nasser Chamed | Comoros | France | 1993 | Why? |
| Mohamed Azima | Egypt | Egypt | 1969 | Why? |
| Lys Gomis | Senegal |  Italy | 1989 | Why? |
| Chemcedine El Araichi | Morocco | Belgium | 1981 | Why? |
| Lushomo Mweemba | Nigeria | Zambia | 2001 | Why? |
| Thierry Fidjeu | Equatorial Guinea | Cameroon | 1982 | Why? |
| Karim El Mourabet | Morocco | France | 1980 | Why? |
| Eloge Enza Yamissi | Central African Republic | Central African Republic | 1983 | Why? |
| Esteban Becker Churukian | Equatorial Guinea |  Argentina | 1964 | Why? |
| Joyskim Dawa | Cameroon | France | 1996 | Why? |
| Ibréhima Coulibaly | Mauritania | France | 1989 | Why? |
| Evans Kondogbia | Central African Republic | France | 1989 | Why? |
| Stephan Loboué | Ivory Coast | Germany | 1981 | Why? |