Tallest African Footballers
The tallest players to represent African national teams, with height and position.
| # | Player | Nation | Height | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Uchebo | Nigeria | 204 cm | forward |
| 2 | Lacina Traoré | Ivory Coast | 203 cm | forward |
| 3 | Gabin Allambatnan | Chad | 202 cm | |
| 4 | Issa Ndoye | Senegal | 202 cm | goalkeeper |
| 5 | Paul Onuachu | Nigeria | 202 cm | forward |
| 6 | Abdoul Ba | Mauritania | 200 cm | defender |
| 7 | Isaac Vorsah | Ghana | 200 cm | centre-back |
| 8 | Rashid Sumaila | Ghana | 200 cm | centre-back |
| 9 | Chancel Massa | Congo | 199 cm | goalkeeper |
| 10 | Abel Dhaira | Uganda | 198 cm | goalkeeper |
| 11 | Eric Mathoho | South Africa | 198 cm | defender |
| 12 | Eric Omondi Ongao | Kenya | 198 cm | midfielder |
| 13 | Mamadou Ba | Senegal | 198 cm | goalkeeper |
| 14 | Matthew Booth | South Africa | 198 cm | defender |
| 15 | Pa Dembo Touray | Gambia | 198 cm | goalkeeper |
| 16 | Raúl Fabiani | Equatorial Guinea | 198 cm | forward |
| 17 | Stephen Eze | Nigeria | 198 cm | centre-back, defender |
| 18 | Thulani Hlatshwayo | South Africa | 198 cm | defender |
| 19 | Yves Ma-Kalambay | DR Congo | 198 cm | goalkeeper |
| 20 | Zinho Gano | Guinea-Bissau | 198 cm | forward |
| 21 | Abdoulaye Ba | Senegal | 197 cm | defender |
| 22 | Christian Fabrice Okoua | Ivory Coast | 197 cm | goalkeeper |
| 23 | Hicham Belkaroui | Algeria | 197 cm | centre-back |
| 24 | Kalifa Coulibaly | Mali | 197 cm | forward |
| 25 | Mailó | Cape Verde | 197 cm | forward |
| 26 | Mamadou Samassa | Mali | 197 cm | goalkeeper |
| 27 | Nwankwo Kanu | Nigeria | 197 cm | forward |
| 28 | Alfred Gomis | Senegal | 196 cm | goalkeeper |
| 29 | Chamseddine Dhaouadi | Tunisia | 196 cm | defender |
| 30 | Christoffer Mafoumbi | Congo | 196 cm | goalkeeper |
| 31 | Daré Nibombé | Togo | 196 cm | centre-back |
| 32 | Enoch Showunmi | Nigeria | 196 cm | forward |
| 33 | Fabien Farnolle | Benin | 196 cm | goalkeeper |
| 34 | Francis Uzoho | Nigeria | 196 cm | goalkeeper |
| 35 | Hans Vonk | South Africa | 196 cm | goalkeeper |
| 36 | Jessy Reindorf | Rwanda | 196 cm | forward |
| 37 | Kalidou Yéro | Senegal | 196 cm | forward |
| 38 | Lars Veldwijk | South Africa | 196 cm | forward |
| 39 | Lungisani Ndlela | South Africa | 196 cm | forward |
| 40 | Muhammed Badamosi | Gambia | 196 cm | forward |
| 41 | Nader Ghandri | Tunisia | 196 cm | midfielder |
| 42 | Papa Demba Camara | Senegal | 196 cm | goalkeeper |
| 43 | Ahmed El Shenawy | Egypt | 195 cm | goalkeeper |
| 44 | Amir Richardson | Morocco | 195 cm | midfielder |
| 45 | Azubuike Egwuekwe | Nigeria | 195 cm | centre-back |
| 46 | Christopher Samba | Congo | 195 cm | centre-back |
| 47 | Eric Nshimiyimana | Rwanda | 195 cm | midfielder |
| 48 | George Chigova | Zimbabwe | 195 cm | goalkeeper |
| 49 | Hamdi Nagguez | Tunisia | 195 cm | centre-back |
| 50 | Issam Jemâa | Tunisia | 195 cm | forward |
| 51 | Joël Kimwaki | DR Congo | 195 cm | centre-back |
| 52 | Joël Matip | Cameroon | 195 cm | centre-back, full-back |
| 53 | Khalid Fouhami | Morocco | 195 cm | goalkeeper |
| 54 | Malcolm Barcola | Togo | 195 cm | goalkeeper |
| 55 | Momodou Ceesay | Gambia | 195 cm | forward |
| 56 | Ousseynou Cissé | Mali | 195 cm | midfielder |
| 57 | Papa Bouba Diop | Senegal | 195 cm | midfielder |
| 58 | Pierre Issa | South Africa | 195 cm | defender |
| 59 | Reuben Gabriel | Nigeria | 195 cm | midfielder |
| 60 | Robert Badjie | Gambia | 195 cm | goalkeeper |
Data updated 2026-10-19. Goal records rely on our match-by-match database; see methodology.