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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lassana Camará |  Guinea-Bissau | Guinea-Bissau | 1991 | Why? |
| Hamed Modibo Diallo |  Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 1976 | Why? |
| Sekana Diaby | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 1968 | Why? |
| Rolan de la Cruz |  Equatorial Guinea |  Colombia | 1984 | Why? |
| Courtney Dike |  Nigeria |  United States | 1995 | Why? |
| Mehdi Jeannin |  Algeria |  France | 1991 | Why? |
| Nasir El Kasmi |  Morocco |  Germany | 1982 | Why? |
| James Davis | Equatorial Guinea |  Spain | 1995 | Why? |
| Mourad Bounoua | Morocco | France | 1972 | Why? |
| Mohamed Salem | Algeria | Algeria | 1940 | Why? |
| Ode Fulutudilu |  South Africa |  DR Congo | 1990 | Why? |
| Samuel Wowoah |  Liberia |  Sweden | 1976 | Why? |
| Téclaire Bille | Equatorial Guinea |  Cameroon | 1988 | Why? |
| Mintou Doucoure |  Mali | Mali | 1982 | Why? |
| Abderrahmane Meziani | Algeria | Algeria | 1942 | Why? |
| Taiwo Atieno |  Kenya |  United Kingdom | 1985 | Why? |
| Armindo Rodrigues Mendes Furtado |  Cape Verde |  Portugal | 1987 | Why? |
| Ahmed Arab | Algeria | Algeria | 1933 | Why? |
| Joaquim Adão |  Angola |  Switzerland | 1992 | Why? |
| Ridha Rouatbi |  Tunisia | Tunisia | 1938 | Why? |
| Luís Lourenço | Angola | Angola | 1983 | Why? |
| Dino Djiba |  Senegal | Senegal | 1985 | Why? |
| Eddy Bembuana-Keve | DR Congo |  Belgium | 1972 | Why? |
| Yewande Balogun | Nigeria | United States | 1989 | Why? |
| Brahima Traoré |  Burkina Faso | Republic of Upper Volta | 1974 | Why? |
| Noé Ela | Equatorial Guinea | Spain | 2003 | Why? |
| Mamadou Diallo |  Guinea | Senegal | 1994 | Why? |
| Onyinyechi Zogg | Nigeria | Switzerland | 1997 | Why? |
| Enoch Showunmi | Nigeria | United Kingdom | 1982 | Why? |
| Ali Lukunku | DR Congo | DR Congo | 1976 | Why? |
| Addy-Waku Menga | DR Congo | DR Congo | 1983 | Why? |
| Yoiver González | Equatorial Guinea | Colombia | 1989 | Why? |
| Bakary Diakité | Mali | Germany | 1980 | Why? |
| Tiago Almeida | Cape Verde | Portugal | 1990 | Why? |
| Stanley Aborah |  Ghana | Ghana | 1969 | Why? |
| Vítor Moreno | Cape Verde | Portugal | 1980 | Why? |
| Seydou Traoré | Burkina Faso | Ivory Coast | 1970 | Why? |
| Romeo Kambou | Burkina Faso | Republic of Upper Volta | 1980 | Why? |
| Ousseynou Cissé | Mali | France | 1991 | Why? |
| Moncef Chérif | Tunisia | Tunisia | 1940 | Why? |
| Mohammed Muyei |  Niger | Niger | 1975 | Why? |
| Morgane Belkhiter | Algeria | France | 1995 | Why? |
| Leandro Farias |  Togo |  Brazil | 1983 | Why? |
| Matumona Lundala | Angola | Brazil | 1972 | Why? |
| Juma Mkambi |  Tanzania | British Empire | 1955 | Why? |
| Kelechi Osunwa |  Sudan | Nigeria | 1984 | Why? |
| Saliou Diallo | Guinea |  Sierra Leone | 1976 | Why? |
| Mike Mampuya | DR Congo | Belgium | 1983 | Why? |
| Carlos Mendes Gomes | Guinea-Bissau | Senegal | 1998 | Why? |
| Samir Bakaou | Tunisia | Tunisia | 1954 | Why? |
| David Mitogo | Equatorial Guinea | Equatorial Guinea | 1990 | Why? |
| André Neles | Equatorial Guinea | Brazil | 1978 | Why? |
| Abdulai Bell-Baggie | Sierra Leone | Sierra Leone | 1992 | Why? |
| Jerry-Christian Tchuissé | Cameroon | Cameroon | 1975 | Why? |
| Herve Xavier Zengue | Burkina Faso | Cameroon | 1984 | Why? |
| Zah Rahan Krangar | Liberia | Liberia | 1989 | Why? |
| Sergio Barila | Equatorial Guinea | Spain | 1973 | Why? |
| Henry Isaac | Nigeria | Nigeria | 1980 | Why? |
| Kalidou Yéro | Senegal | France | 1991 | Why? |
| Alessandro Faria | Togo | Brazil | 1978 | Why? |
| Juan Cuyami | Equatorial Guinea | Spain | 1972 | Why? |
| Daniel Gbaguidi |  Benin | Benin | 1988 | Why? |
| Simon Barjie |  Gambia |  Italy | 1978 | Why? |
| Zahir Zerdab | Algeria | France | 1982 | Why? |
| Rachid Natouri | Algeria | Algeria | 1946 | Why? |
| Samir Amirèche | Algeria | France | 1972 | Why? |
| Salem Harcheche | Algeria | France | 1972 | Why? |
| Paulo Pina | Cape Verde | Portugal | 1983 | Why? |
| Mouhamadou Diaw | Senegal | Senegal | 1981 | Why? |
| Mustapha Anane | Algeria | Algeria | 1950 | Why? |
| Moise Kandé |  Mauritania | Senegal | 1978 | Why? |
| Malek Aït Alia | Algeria | France | 1977 | Why? |
| Kalên Damessi | Togo | Ivory Coast | 1990 | Why? |
| Michael Lahoud | Sierra Leone | Sierra Leone | 1986 | Why? |
| Maxime Agueh | Benin | France | 1978 | Why? |
| Ronan Carolino Falcão | Equatorial Guinea | Brazil | 1985 | Why? |
| Jean-Paul Eale Lutula |  Rwanda | DR Congo | 1984 | Why? |
| Yacoub Ba | Mauritania | Senegal | 1984 | Why? |
| Florent Raimy | Benin | France | 1986 | Why? |
| Halifa Soulé |  Comoros | France | 1990 | Why? |
| Hakim Saci | Algeria | France | 1977 | Why? |
| Franck Matingou | DR Congo | France | 1979 | Why? |
| Abderrahmane Boubekeur | Algeria | Algeria | 1932 | Why? |
| Kelly Youga |  Central African Republic | Central African Republic | 1985 | Why? |
| Georges Santos | Cape Verde | France | 1970 | Why? |
| Gaston Mobati | DR Congo | DR Congo | 1961 | Why? |
| Dagui Bakari | Ivory Coast | France | 1974 | Why? |
| Délis Ahou | Niger | France | 1984 | Why? |
| Safwan Mbaé | Comoros | France | 1997 | Why? |
| Christopher Missilou |  Congo | France | 1992 | Why? |
| Jeff Tutuana | DR Congo | Zaire | 1982 | Why? |
| Augusto Matine |  Mozambique | Mozambique | 1947 | Why? |
| Ali Mohsen |  Egypt |  Yemen | 1940 | Why? |
| Achille Pensy | Equatorial Guinea | Cameroon | 1987 | Why? |
| Ernest Seka | Guinea | France | 1987 | Why? |
| Abdoulaï Demba | Mali | Belgium | 1976 | Why? |
| Hamada Jambay |  Madagascar | Comoros | 1975 | Why? |
| Sékou Berthé | Mali | Mali | 1977 | Why? |
| Tommy Sylvestre | Togo | DR Congo | 1946 | Why? |
| Yago Yao | Equatorial Guinea | Ivory Coast | 1979 | Why? |
| Jean-Hugues Ateba | Cameroon | Cameroon | 1981 | Why? |
| Frédéric Gounongbé | Benin | Belgium | 1988 | Why? |
| Annette Jacky Messomo | Equatorial Guinea | Cameroon | 1993 | Why? |
| Seidou Idrissa | Niger | Niger | 1985 | Why? |
| Maël Lépicier | Congo | France | 1986 | Why? |
| Christopher Mfuyi | DR Congo | Switzerland | 1989 | Why? |
| Sanaa Altama |  Chad | France | 1990 | Why? |
| Ivanildo Cassamá | Guinea-Bissau | Guinea-Bissau | 1986 | Why? |
| Olivier Nzuzi | DR Congo | Congo | 1980 | Why? |
| Patricia Ofori | Ghana | United States | 1981 | Why? |
| Rahmane Barry | Senegal | Senegal | 1986 | Why? |
| Fábio Emanuel Moreira Silva | Cape Verde | Portugal | 1985 | Why? |
| Johann Paul | Madagascar | France | 1981 | Why? |
| Ahmed Mostafa | Egypt | Egypt | 1940 | Why? |
| Pedro Kamata | DR Congo | Angola | 1981 | Why? |
| Kamil Taha | Egypt | Egypt | 1897 | Why? |
| Johnny McKinstry | Rwanda | United Kingdom | 1985 | Why? |
| Allan Kimbaloula | Congo | France | 1992 | Why? |
| Noureddine Diwa | Tunisia | Tunisia | 1937 | Why? |
| Rached Meddeb | Tunisia | Tunisia | 1940 | Why? |
| Ahmed Sghaïer | Tunisia | Tunisia | 1937 | Why? |
| Faysal El Idrissi | Morocco | France | 1977 | Why? |
| Kaled Gourmi | Algeria | France | 1986 | Why? |
| Stéphane Agbre Dasse | Burkina Faso | Ivory Coast | 1989 | Why? |
| Amin Cherni | Tunisia | France | 2001 | Why? |
| Nathan Gassama | Mali | France | 2001 | Why? |
| Lokenge Mungongo | DR Congo | Zaire | 1978 | Why? |
| José Elo | Equatorial Guinea | Spain | 2000 | Why? |
| Nesryne El Chad | Morocco | France | 2003 | Why? |
| Saliou Lassissi | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 1978 | Why? |
| Ricardo Jorge Ferreira Pinto da Silva | Cape Verde | Portugal | 1980 | Why? |
| Daniel Francis | Sierra Leone | United Kingdom | 2002 | Why? |
| Oliva Amani |  Uganda | DR Congo | 1979 | Why? |
| Manfred Kizito | Rwanda | Uganda | 1980 | Why? |
| Wissem Bouzid | Algeria | France | 2002 | Why? |
| Abi Kim | Ghana | Liberia | 1998 | Why? |
| Ali Boulebda | Algeria | Algeria | 1980 | Why? |
| Patrick Ronaldinho Wleh | Liberia | Liberia | 1991 | Why? |
| Sidi Napon | Burkina Faso | France | 1972 | Why? |
| José Filipe Correia Semedo | Cape Verde | Portugal | 1979 | Why? |
| Fouad Bouguerra | Algeria | France | 1981 | Why? |
| Eric Nshimiyimana | Rwanda |  Burundi | 1972 | Why? |
| Julius Akosah | Cameroon | Cameroon | 1982 | Why? |
| Willie Phiri |  Zambia | United Kingdom | 1953 | Why? |
| Tony Mamodaly | Madagascar | Germany | 1990 | Why? |
| Mangué Cissé | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 1945 | Why? |
| Rubén Epitié | Equatorial Guinea | Spain | 1983 | Why? |
| Salim Mramboini | Comoros | France | 1984 | Why? |
| Ousmane Traoré | Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso | 1977 | Why? |
| Musa Shannon | Liberia | United States | 1975 | Why? |