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Didier Zokora
Didier Zokora (Alain Didier Zokora-Déguy, born 1980, Abidjan), nicknamed "Le Maestro", is an Ivorian retired defensive midfielder and Ivory Coast's most capped player (123 caps, 1 goal). Clubs: Genk, Saint-Étienne, Tottenham, Sevilla, Trabzonspor; three World Cups (2006, 2010, 2014).
Dieumerci Mbokani
Dieumerci Mbokani (Dieudonné Mbokani Bezua), Congolese centre-forward born 1985 in Kinshasa; 2012 Belgian Golden Boot winner with 401 points, five league titles with Standard and Anderlecht, 22 goals in 48 DR Congo caps, retired 2025.
Djé D'Avilla
Djé D'Avilla (Tah Ange Innocent D'Avilla Djé), Ivorian defensive midfielder born 2003 in Attécoubé; plays for Chicago Fire FC in MLS since April 2025, signed from União de Leiria for about €4 million, wears number 42.
Eddy Doué
Eddy Gueladan Doué (born 2005, Bangolo, Côte d'Ivoire) is an Ivorian defensive midfielder for Estrela da Amadora, a former PSG U21 player and cousin of Désiré Doué, called up by Ivory Coast in 2026.
Édouard Mendy
Édouard Mendy, Senegalese goalkeeper for Al Ahli and formerly Chelsea and Rennes; 2021 Champions League winner, first African to win The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper, two-time AFCON champion, retired internationally in 2026.
Ehije Ukaki
Ehije Success Ukaki (born 2004) is a Nigerian right winger who rose at Botev Plovdiv, winning the 2024 Bulgarian Cup, then joined Sheffield United in June 2025 under Chris Wilder's data-driven recruitment, later loaned to Atromitos and back to Botev Plovdiv.
El Hadji Diouf
El Hadji Ousseynou Diouf, Senegalese forward born 1981 in Dakar; starred at the 2002 World Cup, won CAF African Footballer of the Year 2001 and 2002, played for Lens, Liverpool (80 apps, 6 goals), Bolton, Sunderland, Blackburn, Rangers, Doncaster, and Leeds.
El Hadji Malick Cissé
El Hadji Malick Cissé, Senegalese centre-back born 2008 in Dakar, Be Sport Academy product; captained Senegal U17 at the 2025 World Cup; signed by AC Milan in January 2026 for about €2 million, playing for Milan Futuro.
El Hadji Malick Diouf
El Hadji Malick Diouf (born 2004, Ziguinchor) is a Senegalese left-back. Tromsø, Slavia Prague, West Ham (€19.4m, 2025), Brentford (2026); Senegal international since 2024, AFCON finalist, 2026 World Cup squad. Not related to El Hadji Diouf.
Elias Benkara
Elias Benkara (إلياس بن قارة), born 2007 in Frankfurt, is a German-Algerian centre-back. Dortmund academy product, U17 Bundesliga winner, first Algeria call-up November 2025, loaned to Greuther Fürth August 2026 with mandatory purchase.
Emam Ashour (إمام عاشور متولي عبد الغني)
Emam Ashour (إمام عاشور), Egyptian midfielder born 1998, plays for Al Ahly and Egypt. Zamalek and Al Ahly league titles, 2024 CAF Champions League, 2024-25 league top scorer with 13 goals.
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.
Emmanuel Amunike
Emmanuel Amunike (Amuneke), Nigerian left winger born 1970 in Eze Obodo; Zamalek, Sporting CP and Barcelona player; 1994 African Footballer of the Year; scored winners in the 1994 AFCON final and 1996 Olympic final; later coached Nigeria U-17 to the 2015 World Cup.
Emmanuel Dennis
Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis, Nigerian forward born 1997 in Abuja; Zorya Luhansk, Club Brugge, Watford (10 Premier League goals 2021-22), Nottingham Forest, loans, now Brøndby; two Champions League goals at Real Madrid, 8 Nigeria caps.
Emmanuel Eboué
Emmanuel Eboué (born 1983, Abidjan) is an Ivorian former right back; ASEC Mimosas, Beveren, Arsenal (2005-11, 214 apps, 2006 Champions League final), Galatasaray, and Sunderland, 79 Ivory Coast caps, two World Cups.
Emmanuel Emenike
Emmanuel Chinenye Emenike, born 1987 in Otuocha, Nigeria, is a retired forward who starred for Spartak Moscow and Fenerbahce, won the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations with Nigeria, and played at the 2014 World Cup.
Emmanuel Frimpong
Emmanuel Yaw Frimpong (born 1992) is a Ghanaian former defensive midfielder, an Arsenal academy graduate with 16 first-team appearances, later at Wolves, Fulham, Barnsley, Ufa, and Ermis Aradippou; one Ghana cap; retired 2019 after knee injuries.
Enock Mwepu
Enock Mwepu, Zambian central midfielder nicknamed 'The Computer'; Red Bull Salzburg and Brighton player, 23 Zambia caps; retired October 2022 at 24 from a hereditary heart condition, now a Brighton academy coach.
Eric Bailly
Eric Bertrand Bailly is an Ivorian central defender born in 1994 in Bingerville, best known for six seasons at Manchester United and now playing for Real Oviedo.
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.
Fallou Ndiaye
Fallou Ndiaye (born 2001) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a center-back for Kerala Blasters FC of the Indian Super League, after a career in Finland.
Farès Ghedjemis
Farès Ghedjemis, born 2002 in Montreuil, is an Algerian left-footed right winger for Frosinone and Algeria; 2 caps, 1 goal, 2026 World Cup squad member, contract to 2030.
Florentin Pogba
Florentin Pogba, born 1990 in Conakry, Guinea, twin of Mathias and elder brother of Paul Pogba, is a left-footed Guinean central defender who played for Sedan, Saint-Étienne, Gençlerbirliği, Atlanta United, Sochaux, and ATK Mohun Bagan.
Franck Kessié
Franck Kessié, Ivorian midfielder born 1996, Ivory Coast captain and AFCON 2024 winner. Played for Atalanta, AC Milan (Serie A 2021/22), Barcelona, Al-Ahli; rejoined Atalanta in August 2026.
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.
Frédéric Kanouté
Frédéric Kanouté, Malian striker born in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon in 1977; Sevilla record foreign scorer (135 goals, 287 games), two UEFA Cups, 2007 African Footballer of the Year, 39 caps and 23 goals for Mali.
Gaël Kakuta
Gaël Romeo Kakuta Mambenga (born 1991, Lille), DR Congo attacking midfielder and former France youth star; left Lens for Chelsea in 2007, triggering a FIFA transfer ban later annulled by CAS; long journeyman career.
Gaoussou Diarra
Gaoussou (Kyassou) Diarra, born 2002 in Bamako, is a Malian left winger who went from Haliç University student to İstanbulspor record sale (€3.8m) and Feyenoord and Mali player from 2025.
Garba Lawal
Garba Lawal, born 1974 in Kaduna, is a retired Nigerian left-sided midfielder who won 1996 Olympic football gold, earned 57 caps and 6 goals for the Super Eagles, played at the 1998 and 2002 World Cups, and starred for Espérance Tunis and Roda JC.