Ace Football looks at the full list of African players in the Premier League, with nations such as Nigeria & Ivory Coast making the cut.
Seeing African players in Premier League action is becoming a more common trend. Legends like Didier Drogba and Jay-Jay Okocha came from the continent and did wonders, inspiring countless youngsters to follow in their footsteps.
To date, there are 52 players registered under an African nation on the Premier League’s official site. Only two of the 20 clubs in the English top flight don’t have a player from the continent.
Some footballers on the list are pretty easy to guess, such as Liverpool’s star man Mohamed Salah – but who else is on it? Find out the Premier League players from Africa here.
African Players in Premier League – The Full List
Algeria 🇩🇿
Player
Position
Club
Said Benrahma
Winger
West Ham
Rayan Ait-Nouri
Defender
Wolves
Burkina Faso 🇧🇫
Player
Position
Club
Bertrand Traore
Winger
Aston Villa
Dango Ouattara
Forward
Bournemouth
* Issa Kabore
Defender
Luton
* Issa Kabore is on a season-long loan from Manchester City.
Cameroon 🇨🇲
Player
Position
Club
Bryan Mbeumo
Winger
Brentford
Joel Matip
Defender
Liverpool
Andre Onana
Goalkeeper
Man Utd
Carlos Baleba
Midfielder
Brighton
DR Congo 🇨🇩
Player
Position
Club
Yoane Wissa
Winger
Brentford
Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu
Midfielder
Luton
Egypt 🇪🇬
Player
Position
Club
Mohamed Elneny
Midfielder
Arsenal
Mohamed Salah
Winger
Liverpool
Gabon 🇬🇦
Player
Position
Club
Mario Lemina
Midfielder
Wolves
Ghana 🇬🇭
Player
Position
Club
Thomas Partey
Midfielder
Arsenal
Antoine Semenyo
Forward
Bournemouth
Tariq Lamptey
Defender
Brighton
Jeffrey Schlupp
Midfielder
Crystal Palace
Jordan Ayew
Forward
Crystal Palace
Jordan Amissah
Goalkeeper
Sheffield Utd
Mohammed Kudus
Midfielder
West Ham
Ivory Coast 🇨🇮
Player
Position
Club
Hamed Traore
Midfielder
Bournemouth
Simon Adingra
Winger
Brighton
Amad Diallo
Winger
Man Utd
Serge Aurier
Defender
Nottingham
Willy Boly
Defender
Nottingham
Benie Traore
Forward
Sheffield Utd
Maxwel Cornet
Winger
West Ham
Ibrahim Sangare
Midfielder
Nottingham
Mali 🇲🇱
Player
Position
Club
Cheick Doucoure
Midfielder
Crystal Palace
Abdoulaye Doucoure
Midfielder
Everton
Ismaila Coulibaly
Midfielder
Sheffield Utd
Yves Bissouma
Midfielder
Tottenham
Boubacar Traore
Midfielder
Wolves
Morocco 🇲🇦
Player
Position
Club
Anass Zaroury
Winger
Burnley
Nayef Aguerd
Defender
West Ham
Sofyan Amrabat
Midfielder
Man Utd
Nigeria 🇳🇬
Player
Position
Club
Frank Onyeka
Midfielder
Brentford
Alex Iwobi
Midfielder
Fulham
Taiwo Awoniyi
Forward
Nottingham
Calvin Bassey
Defender
Fulham
Ola Aina
Defender
Nottingham
Senegal 🇸🇳
Player
Position
Club
Nicolas Jackson
Forward
Chelsea
Idrissa Gueye
Midfielder
Everton
Moussa Niakhate
Defender
Nottingham
Cheikhou Kouyate
Midfielder
Nottingham
Pape Matar Sarr
Midfielder
Tottenham
Fode Ballo-Toure
Defender
Fulham
South Africa 🇿🇦
Player
Position
Club
Lyle Foster
Forward
Burnley
Tunisia 🇹🇳
Player
Position
Club
Hannibal Mejbri
Midfielder
Man Utd
Anis Ben Slimane
Midfielder
Sheffield Utd
Zimbabwe 🇿🇼
Player
Position
Club
Marvelous Nakamba
Midfielder
Luton
Which Premier League clubs have the most African players?
Nottingham Forest have the most African players in Premier League football as of October 2023, with seven players from the continent. Sheffield United, Manchester United, West Ham, and Brighton follow with four players each.
Out of the 20 Premier League clubs, Newcastle United are the only team without any African players. Manchester CIty don’t have any African players in their first-team squad, but do have Issa Kabore, who is on loan at Luton Town.
