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Aboubakar Kamara
Aboubakar Kamara, born 1995 in Gonesse, France, is a Mauritanian centre-forward, distinct from Boubacar Kamara and Abu Kamara; ex-Monaco, Amiens, Fulham, Aris, Olympiacos, Al Jazira, Sepahan, now Kanchanaburi Power, Mauritania international.
Abubacarr Sedi Kinteh
Abubacarr Sedi Kinteh, Gambian centre-back (born 2006), left-footed, 1.86 m. Tromsø IL 2025-2026 (35 games, 1 goal), then Al-Ahli Saudi FC from June 2026 for a reported €7M; 1 Gambia cap.
Adama Sidibeh
Adama Sidibeh, Gambian centre-forward for Stockport County in England's League One since January 2026 and the Gambia national team; formerly St Johnstone, 80 appearances, 18 goals; right-footed, shirt 29.
Alex Song
Alex Song (Alexandre Dimitri Song Billong) is a Cameroonian former defensive midfielder, born in 1987 in Douala, who played seven seasons at Arsenal and two at Barcelona.
André Onana
André Onana, Cameroonian goalkeeper of Ajax, Inter Milan, Manchester United, and Trabzonspor; 2023 Champions League finalist, elite passing keeper, £47.2m 2023 United signing, later loaned to Trabzonspor.
Benoît Assou-Ekotto
Benoît Assou-Ekotto, born 1984 in Arras, France, is a retired left-back who made 204 Tottenham Hotspur appearances (2006-2015), played for Cameroon at the 2010 and 2014 World Cups, and was known for calling football a job, not a passion.
Bertrand Traoré
Bertrand Isidore Traoré, born 1995 in Bobo-Dioulasso, is a Burkinabé left-footed right winger who captained Burkina Faso (91 caps) and played for Chelsea, Ajax, Lyon, Aston Villa, Villarreal, Sunderland, and Wolves.
Bryan Mbeumo
Bryan Mbeumo is a Cameroonian forward who spent six seasons at Brentford before joining Manchester United in July 2025, having switched from France youth teams to Cameroon in 2022.
Clinton N'Jie
Clinton N'Jie (Clinton Mua N'Jie, born 1993) is a Cameroonian right winger, ex-Lyon, Tottenham, Marseille, Dynamo Moscow, Sivasspor, and Rapid Bucuresti; 44 caps, 10 goals, AFCON 2017 winner, without a club since July 2025.
Cyriaque Irié
Cyriaque Kalou Bi Irié (born 2005, Vavoua, Burkina Faso) is a Burkinabè left-footed right winger for SC Freiburg and Burkina Faso (8 caps, 2 goals), formerly of Réal du Faso, Dijon, and Troyes.
Emmanuel Adebayor
Emmanuel Adebayor (Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor), Togolese striker born 1984 in Lomé; played for Arsenal, Manchester City, Tottenham, Real Madrid, and Crystal Palace; 97 Premier League goals, 32 goals in 85 Togo caps; retired March 2023.
Eric Djemba-Djemba
Eric Djemba-Djemba (Eric Daniel Djemba Djemba, born 1981, Douala) is a Cameroonian defensive midfielder, 2002 AFCON winner, who signed for Manchester United from Nantes for £3.5m in 2003, made 39 appearances, then journeyed through Villa, Qatar, Odense, Israel, Serbia, and beyond.
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (born 1989) is a Cameroonian forward from Hamburg's academy who played for HSV, Nürnberg, Mainz, Schalke, Stoke, PSG, and Bayern Munich, won three Bundesligas, and never cost a transfer fee.
Frank Anguissa
André-Frank Zambo Anguissa, Cameroonian midfielder born 1995 in Younde, plays for Napoli in Serie A after Fulham and Villarreal; 168 Napoli appearances, 15 goals, multiple league titles, Cameroon international.
George Weah
George Weah (born 1966), Liberian footballer and politician, 24th President of Liberia 2018-2024; only African to win the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year (1995); lost 2023 runoff to Joseph Boakai 49.36%-50.64%.
George Weah Jr.
George Weah Jr., born 1987 in Monrovia, is a Liberian retired second striker, son of Ballon d'Or winner and Liberian president George Weah and elder brother of US international Timothy Weah; AC Milan youth 2003-2007, retired 2018.
Georgi Minoungou
Georgi Minoungou, born 2002 in Batiébly-Kouibly, Côte d'Ivoire, is a winger who played for Tacoma Defiance and Seattle Sounders, lost vision in his left eye in 2023, represented Burkina Faso, and joined Colorado Rapids in 2026.
Juma Bah
Abdulai Juma Bah (born 2006, Freetown) is a Sierra Leonean centre-back, 1.95 m, signed by Manchester City from Real Valladolid in January 2025 via a 6 million euro release clause, since loaned to Lens, Nice, and Augsburg.
Karl Etta Eyong
Karl Edouard Blaise Etta Eyong is a Cameroonian center-forward, born in 2003 in Douala, who plays for Levante UD in La Liga and for the Cameroon national team.
Karl Toko Ekambi
Karl Toko Ekambi (Karl Louis-Brillant Toko Ekambi), Cameroonian winger-striker born 1992 in Paris; Angers, Villarreal, Lyon, Saudi and Qatari clubs; 51 Cameroon caps, 13 goals, AFCON 2021 standout.
Kei Kamara
Kei Kamara (Kei Ansu Kamara), born 1984 in Kenema, Sierra Leone, is a retired striker who scored 147 MLS regular-season goals (second all-time) for a record 12 MLS clubs, won two US Open Cups, and captained Sierra Leone.
Marc-Vivien Foé
Marc-Vivien Foé (1975-2003), Cameroonian midfielder for Lens, West Ham, Lyon, and Manchester City; won AFCON 2000 and 2002; died of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in the 2003 Confederations Cup semi-final.
Mohamed Ouédraogo
Mohamed Ouédraogo (born 2003) is a Burkinabè left-footed footballer, left-back or left midfielder, trained at Majestic SC, formerly SCR Altach, who joined Olympique Lyonnais in July 2026 for €2.2 million on a contract to 2031.
Olivier Ntcham
Olivier Ntcham (Jules Olivier Ntcham), born 1996 in Longjumeau, France, is a Cameroonian midfielder at Samsunspor; ex-Man City, Genoa, Celtic (9 trophies), Marseille, Swansea; France youth international who switched to Cameroon in 2022.
Pierre Landry Kaboré
Pierre Landry Kaboré, born 2001, Burkinabè striker for Heart of Midlothian since August 2025 and Burkina Faso (10 caps, 3 goals); rose via ASF Bobo, Salitas, and JK Narva Trans, where he scored 33 goals in 51 games.
Rigobert Song
Rigobert Song Bahanag (born 1976, Nkenglikok) is a Cameroonian former defender and captain, record 137 caps, four World Cups, AFCON winner 2000 and 2002; later Cameroon head coach 2022-2024.
Roger Milla
Roger Milla (Albert Roger Mooh Miller, born 1952, Yaoundé), Cameroonian striker; 1990 World Cup hero with four goals at 38, first African quarter-finalist, oldest World Cup goalscorer at 42 years 39 days in 1994.
Rudy Gestede
Rudy Gestede (Rudolphe Philippe Michel Camille Gestede), born 1988, Beninese striker, 11 Benin caps; starred for Blackburn (35 goals in 72 games), later Aston Villa, Middlesbrough, Melbourne Victory; now Blackburn's head of football operations.
Samuel Eto'o
Samuel Eto'o Fils, born 1981 in Nkon, Cameroon, is a retired striker and Fecafoot president; record four-time African Footballer of the Year, three Champions Leagues, AFCON record scorer with 18 goals.
Sidny Lopes Cabral
Sidny Lopes Cabral, Cape Verdean full-back born 2002 in Rotterdam; played German lower leagues, Benfica, now Trabzonspor; scored FIFA's 2026 World Cup Goal of the Tournament vs Argentina.