Most Famous African Footballers (by Wikipedia Reach)
African footballers ranked by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them, a proxy for global fame.
| # | Player | Nation | Wikipedia languages | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohamed Salah | Egypt | 104 | 1992 |
| 2 | George Weah | Liberia | 94 | 1966 |
| 3 | Didier Drogba | Ivory Coast | 92 | 1978 |
| 4 | Samuel Eto'o | Cameroon | 91 | 1981 |
| 5 | Riyad Mahrez | Algeria | 78 | 1991 |
| 6 | Yaya Touré | Ivory Coast | 76 | 1983 |
| 7 | Achraf Hakimi | Morocco | 74 | 1998 |
| 8 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Gabon | 73 | 1989 |
| 9 | Emmanuel Adebayor | Togo | 71 | 1984 |
| 10 | Mikel John Obi | Nigeria | 67 | 1987 |
| 11 | Michael Essien | Ghana | 65 | 1982 |
| 12 | Kevin-Prince Boateng | Ghana | 63 | 1987 |
| 13 | Asamoah Gyan | Ghana | 62 | 1985 |
| 14 | Hakim Ziyech | Morocco | 61 | 1993 |
| 15 | Kolo Touré | Ivory Coast | 61 | 1981 |
| 16 | Victor Osimhen | Nigeria | 60 | 1998 |
| 17 | Sulley Muntari | Ghana | 60 | 1984 |
| 18 | Ahmed Musa | Nigeria | 58 | 1992 |
| 19 | André Ayew | Ghana | 57 | 1989 |
| 20 | Salomon Kalou | Ivory Coast | 57 | 1985 |
| 21 | Roger Milla | Cameroon | 57 | 1952 |
| 22 | Gervinho | Ivory Coast | 56 | 1987 |
| 23 | Yassine Bounou | Morocco | 55 | 1991 |
| 24 | Éric Maxim Choupo-Moting | Cameroon | 55 | 1989 |
| 25 | Brahim Díaz | Morocco | 55 | 1999 |
| 26 | Medhi Benatia | Morocco | 54 | 1987 |
| 27 | Kalidou Koulibaly | Senegal | 54 | 1991 |
| 28 | Victor Moses | Nigeria | 54 | 1990 |
| 29 | Andrcu Onana | Cameroon | 54 | 1996 |
| 30 | Vincent Aboubakar | Cameroon | 54 | 1992 |
| 31 | Nwankwo Kanu | Nigeria | 53 | 1976 |
| 32 | Jordan Ayew | Ghana | 53 | 1991 |
| 33 | Vozinha | Cape Verde | 53 | 1986 |
| 34 | Seydou Doumbia | Ivory Coast | 53 | 1985 |
| 35 | Obafemi Martins | Nigeria | 53 | 1984 |
| 36 | Yakubu | Nigeria | 53 | 1982 |
| 37 | Franck Kessié | Ivory Coast | 53 | 1996 |
| 38 | Patrick Mboma | Cameroon | 52 | 1970 |
| 39 | Peter Odemwingie | Nigeria | 52 | 1981 |
| 40 | Ademola Lookman | Nigeria | 52 | 1997 |
| 41 | Alex Iwobi | Nigeria | 52 | 1996 |
| 42 | Seydou Keita | Mali | 52 | 1980 |
| 43 | Alex Song | Cameroon | 52 | 1987 |
| 44 | Nacer Chadli | Morocco | 51 | 1989 |
| 45 | Jay-Jay Okocha | Nigeria | 51 | 1973 |
| 46 | Idrissa Gueye | Senegal | 51 | 1989 |
| 47 | Joël Matip | Cameroon | 50 | 1991 |
| 48 | Noussair Mazraoui | Morocco | 50 | 1997 |
| 49 | Steven Pienaar | South Africa | 50 | 1982 |
| 50 | Sofyan Amrabat | Morocco | 50 | 1996 |
| 51 | Thomas Partey | Ghana | 50 | 1993 |
| 52 | Joseph Yobo | Nigeria | 50 | 1980 |
| 53 | Wilfried Bony | Ivory Coast | 49 | 1988 |
| 54 | Sofiane Feghouli | Algeria | 48 | 1989 |
| 55 | Benoît Assou-Ekotto | Cameroon | 47 | 1984 |
| 56 | Abedi Pele | Ghana | 47 | 1964 |
| 57 | Kwadwo Asamoah | Ghana | 47 | 1988 |
| 58 | Demba Ba | Senegal | 47 | 1985 |
| 59 | Édouard Mendy | Senegal | 47 | 1992 |
| 60 | Naby Keïta | Guinea | 47 | 1995 |
| 61 | Wilfried Zaha | Ivory Coast | 46 | 1992 |
| 62 | Lassad Nouioui | Tunisia | 46 | 1986 |
| 63 | Mohamed Elneny | Egypt | 46 | 1992 |
| 64 | Omar Marmoush | Egypt | 46 | 1999 |
| 65 | Ismaïla Sarr | Senegal | 46 | 1998 |
| 66 | Youssef En-Nesyri | Morocco | 46 | 1997 |
| 67 | Mbaye Niang | Senegal | 46 | 1994 |
| 68 | Benni McCarthy | South Africa | 46 | 1977 |
| 69 | Stephen Appiah | Ghana | 46 | 1980 |
| 70 | Momodu Mutairu | Nigeria | 45 | 1976 |
| 71 | Mohammed Kudus | Ghana | 45 | 2000 |
| 72 | Marouane Chamakh | Morocco | 45 | 1984 |
| 73 | Romain Saïss | Morocco | 45 | 1990 |
| 74 | Wahbi Khazri | Tunisia | 45 | 1991 |
| 75 | Taye Taiwo | Nigeria | 45 | 1985 |
| 76 | Siphiwe Tshabalala | South Africa | 45 | 1984 |
| 77 | Emmanuel Eboué | Ivory Coast | 45 | 1983 |
| 78 | Iñaki Williams | Ghana | 45 | 1994 |
| 79 | Eric Bailly | Ivory Coast | 45 | 1994 |
| 80 | Munir El Haddadi | Morocco | 45 | 1995 |
| 81 | Ismael Saibari | Morocco | 44 | 2001 |
| 82 | Christian Atsu | Ghana | 44 | 1992 |
| 83 | Essam El-Hadary | Egypt | 44 | 1973 |
| 84 | Younès Belhanda | Morocco | 44 | 1990 |
| 85 | Carlos Kameni | Cameroon | 44 | 1984 |
| 86 | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa | Cameroon | 44 | 1995 |
| 87 | William Troost-Ekong | Nigeria | 44 | 1993 |
| 88 | Nicolas Jackson | Senegal | 44 | 2001 |
| 89 | El Hadji Diouf | Senegal | 43 | 1981 |
| 90 | Antoine Semenyo | Ghana | 43 | 2000 |
| 91 | Aaron Wan-Bissaka | DR Congo | 43 | 1997 |
| 92 | Victor Wanyama | Kenya | 43 | 1991 |
| 93 | Wilfried Sanou | Burkina Faso | 43 | 1984 |
| 94 | Baba Rahman | Ghana | 43 | 1994 |
| 95 | Victor Anichebe | Nigeria | 43 | 1988 |
| 96 | Gaël Kakuta | DR Congo | 43 | 1991 |
| 97 | Nayef Aguerd | Morocco | 43 | 1996 |
| 98 | Ziad Tlemçani | Tunisia | 43 | 1963 |
| 99 | Didier Zokora | Ivory Coast | 43 | 1980 |
| 100 | Geremi | Cameroon | 43 | 1978 |
Data updated 2026-10-19. Goal records rely on our match-by-match database; see methodology.