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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Tchingoma |  Gabon |  Congo | 1986 | Why? |
| Louis Mafouta |  Central African Republic |  France | 1994 | Why? |
| Abdelnasser Ouadah |  Algeria | France | 1975 | Why? |
| Amine Linganzi | Congo | Algeria | 1989 | Why? |
| Mohamed Kaboré |  Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso | 1980 | Why? |
| Dialo Guidileye |  Mauritania | Mauritania | 1989 | Why? |
| Hervé Kambou |  Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 1985 | Why? |
| Josimar Lima |  Cape Verde | Cape Verde | 1989 | Why? |
| Said Brahimi | Algeria | Algeria | 1931 | Why? |
| Pascal Angan |  Benin | Ivory Coast | 1986 | Why? |
| Morgaro Gomis |  Senegal | France | 1985 | Why? |
| Omar Belbey | Algeria | France | 1973 | Why? |
| Mana Dembélé |  Mali | France | 1988 | Why? |
| Joël Tiéhi | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 1964 | Why? |
| Kevin Betsy |  Seychelles |  United Kingdom | 1978 | Why? |
| Kundai Benyu |  Zimbabwe | United Kingdom | 1997 | Why? |
| Fouad Rachid |  Comoros | France | 1991 | Why? |
| Dramane Coulibaly | Mali | Mali | 1979 | Why? |
| Luis de Agustini |  Libya |  Uruguay | 1976 | Why? |
| Bruce Abdoulaye | Congo | France | 1982 | Why? |
| Chérif Oudjani | Algeria | France | 1964 | Why? |
| Abdelmalek Cherrad | Algeria | France | 1981 | Why? |
| Adam El-Abd |  Egypt | United Kingdom | 1984 | Why? |
| Salma Amani |  Morocco | Morocco | 1989 | Why? |
| Féthi Harek | Algeria | France | 1982 | Why? |
| Ali Mohamed |  Niger | Niger | 1995 | Why? |
| Djiman Koukou | Benin | Benin | 1990 | Why? |
| Jonathan Buatu Mananga |  Angola |  Belgium | 1993 | Why? |
| Wilfred Moke |  DR Congo | DR Congo | 1988 | Why? |
| Benjamin Mokulu | DR Congo | Belgium | 1989 | Why? |
| Juan Epitié |  Equatorial Guinea |  Spain | 1976 | Why? |
| Stélvio Rosa da Cruz | Angola | Angola | 1989 | Why? |
| Sandro Mendes | Cape Verde |  Portugal | 1977 | Why? |
| David Silva | Cape Verde | Portugal | 1986 | Why? |
| Sipo Bohale | Equatorial Guinea | Spain | 1988 | Why? |
| Lloyd Sam |  Ghana | United Kingdom | 1984 | Why? |
| Saturnin Allagbé | Benin | Mauritania | 1993 | Why? |
| Ibrahim Tankary | Niger | Niger | 1972 | Why? |
| Nambatingue Toko |  Chad | French West Africa | 1952 | Why? |
| Phil Ofosu-Ayeh | Ghana |  Germany | 1991 | Why? |
| David Kiki | Benin | Benin | 1993 | Why? |
| Yoann Djidonou | Benin | France | 1986 | Why? |
| Mamadou Alimou Diallo |  Guinea-Bissau |  Guinea | 1984 | Why? |
| Chris Gbandi |  Liberia | Liberia | 1979 | Why? |
| Clément Diop | Senegal | France | 1993 | Why? |
| Kévin Koubemba | Congo | France | 1993 | Why? |
| Désiré Segbé Azankpo | Benin | Benin | 1993 | Why? |
| Thomas Touré | Ivory Coast | France | 1993 | Why? |
| Mamadou Diakité | Mali | France | 1985 | Why? |
| Mamadou Tall | Burkina Faso | Ivory Coast | 1982 | Why? |
| Yacine Hima | Algeria | France | 1984 | Why? |
| Frédéric Nimani | Chad | France | 1988 | Why? |
| Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé |  Cameroon | France | 1978 | Why? |
| Lamine Traoré | Burkina Faso | Senegal | 1982 | Why? |
| Ben Elliott | Cameroon | United Kingdom | 2002 | Why? |
| Louis Crayton | Liberia | Liberia | 1977 | Why? |
| Kader Keïta | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 2000 | Why? |
| Cherno Samba |  Gambia | Gambia | 1985 | Why? |
| Junior Tchamadeu | Cameroon | United Kingdom | 2003 | Why? |
| Roosa Ariyo |  Nigeria |  Finland | 1994 | Why? |
| Inès Arouaissa | Morocco | France | 2001 | Why? |
| Rkia Mazrouai | Morocco | Netherlands | 2002 | Why? |
| Nilson Corrêa Júnior | Burkina Faso |  Brazil | 1975 | Why? |
| Piqueti Djassi Brito Silva | Guinea-Bissau | Guinea-Bissau | 1993 | Why? |
| Nakibou Aboubakari | Comoros | France | 1993 | Why? |
| Jojo Wollacott | Ghana | United Kingdom | 1996 | Why? |
| Sakina Ouzraoui Diki | Morocco | Spain | 2001 | Why? |
| Alpha Diounkou | Senegal | Senegal | 2001 | Why? |
| Easther Mayi Kith | Cameroon |  Canada | 1997 | Why? |
| Karim Benounes | Algeria | France | 1984 | Why? |
| Willis Forko | Liberia | Liberia | 1983 | Why? |
| Ali Bouafia | Algeria | France | 1964 | Why? |
| Franck Etoundi | Cameroon | Cameroon | 1990 | Why? |
| Djima Oyawolé |  Togo | Togo | 1976 | Why? |
| Abdoulaye Cissé | Burkina Faso | Ivory Coast | 1983 | Why? |
| Jade Boho | Equatorial Guinea | Spain | 1986 | Why? |
| Kassim M'Dahoma | Comoros | France | 1997 | Why? |
| Melvin Adrien |  Madagascar | France | 1993 | Why? |
| Ugo Ukah | Nigeria |  Italy | 1984 | Why? |
| Amadou Touré | Burkina Faso |  Burundi | 1982 | Why? |
| Oumar Barro | Burkina Faso | Republic of Upper Volta | 1974 | Why? |
| Leocísio Sami | Guinea-Bissau | Guinea-Bissau | 1988 | Why? |
| Mamadu Candé | Guinea-Bissau | Guinea-Bissau | 1990 | Why? |
| Youssef Zouaoui |  Tunisia | Tunisia | 1946 | Why? |
| Reuben Agboola | Nigeria | United Kingdom | 1962 | Why? |
| Rachid Maatar | Algeria | France | 1959 | Why? |
| George Mbwando | Zimbabwe | Rhodesia | 1975 | Why? |
| Mbomboko Fiston Ngoy | DR Congo | Zaire | 1977 | Why? |
| Laurent D'Jaffo | Benin | France | 1970 | Why? |
| Jonas Okétola | Benin | Nigeria | 1983 | Why? |
| Nabil Taïder | Tunisia | France | 1983 | Why? |
| Geoffrey Lembet | Central African Republic | France | 1988 | Why? |
| Fernand Coulibaly | Mali | Mali | 1971 | Why? |
| Dylan Ouédraogo | Burkina Faso | France | 1998 | Why? |
| Aziz Ben Askar | Morocco | France | 1976 | Why? |
| Anouar Diba | Morocco | Netherlands | 1983 | Why? |
| Marco Soares | Cape Verde | Portugal | 1984 | Why? |
| Lito | Cape Verde | Cape Verde | 1975 | Why? |
| Josée Nahi | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 1989 | Why? |
| Fabrice Moreau | Cameroon | France | 1967 | Why? |
| Azrack Mahamat | Chad | France | 1988 | Why? |
| Jonah Ayunga |  Kenya | United Kingdom | 1997 | Why? |
| Kamel Lemoui | Algeria | Algeria | 1939 | Why? |
| Amin Askar |  Ethiopia |  Somalia | 1985 | Why? |
| Wilfried Zahibo | Central African Republic | France | 1993 | Why? |
| Mustapha Oussalah | Morocco | Belgium | 1982 | Why? |
| Viera Ellong | Equatorial Guinea | Cameroon | 1987 | Why? |
| Mohammed Sylla | Guinea | Ivory Coast | 1977 | Why? |
| Luciano Vassallo | Ethiopia |  Eritrea | 1935 | Why? |
| Tchiressoua Guel | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 1975 | Why? |
| Yannick Salem | Congo | France | 1983 | Why? |
| Koffi Dan Kowa | Niger | Ghana | 1989 | Why? |
| Kike Boula | Equatorial Guinea | Equatorial Guinea | 1993 | Why? |
| Mohamed Gouaida | Tunisia | Tunisia | 1993 | Why? |
| Ismail H'Maidat | Morocco | Netherlands | 1995 | Why? |
| Komlan Assignon | Togo | Togo | 1974 | Why? |
| Sam Sodje | Nigeria | United Kingdom | 1979 | Why? |
| Mohamed Chalali | Algeria | France | 1989 | Why? |
| Signori António | Angola |  Switzerland | 1994 | Why? |
| Ben Salime Boina | Comoros | France | 1991 | Why? |
| Alie Sesay |  Sierra Leone | United Kingdom | 1993 | Why? |
| Salif Keita | Senegal | Senegal | 1975 | Why? |
| Amir Karaoui | Algeria | France | 1987 | Why? |
| Rachad Chitou | Benin | People's Republic of Benin | 1976 | Why? |
| Romuald Boco | Benin | France | 1985 | Why? |
| Alain Gaspoz | Benin | Switzerland | 1970 | Why? |
| Kassim Ahamada | Comoros | France | 1992 | Why? |
| Cícero Semedo | Guinea-Bissau | Portugal | 1986 | Why? |
| Nzelo Hervé Lembi | DR Congo | DR Congo | 1975 | Why? |
| Aymen Belaïd | Tunisia | France | 1989 | Why? |
| Gabriel Charpentier | Congo | France | 1999 | Why? |
| Roger De Sá |  South Africa |  Mozambique | 1964 | Why? |
| Sarah Kassi | Morocco | France | 2003 | Why? |
| Inès Belloumou | Algeria | France | 2001 | Why? |
| Akram El Hadi Salim |  Sudan |  United Arab Emirates | 1987 | Why? |
| Jonathan Bru |  Mauritius | France | 1985 | Why? |
| Jawad El Hajri | Morocco | France | 1979 | Why? |
| Leïla Maknoun | Tunisia | France | 1992 | Why? |
| George Datoru | Nigeria | Nigeria | 1977 | Why? |
| Bruno Fernandes | Guinea-Bissau | Portugal | 1978 | Why? |
| Bakary Soro | Burkina Faso | Ivory Coast | 1985 | Why? |
| Ricardo Nunes | South Africa | South Africa | 1986 | Why? |
| George Blay | Ghana | Ghana | 1980 | Why? |
| Euloge Ahodikpe | Togo | France | 1983 | Why? |
| Carlos Wilson Cachicote Rocha | Angola | Portugal | 1989 | Why? |
| Babatounde Bello | Benin | Nigeria | 1989 | Why? |
| Mohamed Khedis | Algeria | Algeria | 1952 | Why? |
| Samya Hassani | Morocco | Netherlands | 2000 | Why? |
| Mohamed Amissi | Burundi | Burundi | 2000 | Why? |
| Jackie Sewell |  Zambia | United Kingdom | 1927 | Why? |