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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.
Mohamed Salah (محمد صلاح)
Mohamed Salah (محمد صلاح), Egyptian forward for Liverpool and Egypt captain; 257 Liverpool goals, two Premier League titles, 2019 Champions League, four Golden Boots, and the Premier League's leading African and foreign scorer.
Mohamed Sissoko
Mohamed "Momo" Sissoko, born 1985 in Mont-Saint-Aignan, France, is a retired defensive midfielder for Mali (34 caps) who played for Valencia, Liverpool (87 apps), Juventus (97 apps), and PSG, winning La Liga 2004, UEFA Cup 2004, FA Cup 2006, and Ligue 1 2013; retired 2019. Distinct from Tottenham's Moussa Sissoko.
Mohammed Kudus
Mohammed Kudus (born 2000, Nima, Accra) is a Ghanaian winger for Tottenham Hotspur and Ghana. Right to Dream academy product; played for Nordsjælland, Ajax, and West Ham; £55m 2025 transfer; 2022 World Cup scorer.
Moncef Zekri
Moncef Zekri (منصف زيكري), born 2008 in Brussels, is a Moroccan-Belgian left-back who won the 2025 U-17 AFCON with Morocco, played for KV Mechelen, and joined Sporting CP in August 2026 for €3m.
Mor Talla Ndiaye
Mor Talla Ndiaye (born 2008) is a Senegalese left-footed centre-back who joined Liverpool FC from Amitie FC in January 2026 for about £1 million; a Senegal U17 World Cup player, distinct from midfielder Mor Ndiaye of Pogoń Szczecin.
Mostafa Ziko (مصطفى محمد زكي عبد الرؤوف)
Mostafa Ziko (مصطفى محمد زكي عبد الرؤوف), born 1997 in Alexandria, is an Egyptian left winger for Pyramids FC and Egypt; 2026 World Cup scorer versus New Zealand and Argentina, CAF Super Cup and Egypt Cup winner 2025/26.
Moussa Marega
Moussa Marega, born 1991 in Les Ulis, France, is a Malian forward and winger. Starred for FC Porto (178 apps, 71 goals, two league titles), won the 2021 AFC Champions League with Al-Hilal, later Al Sharjah and Al-Diriyah; 13 Mali caps.
Moussa Sow
Moussa Sow, Senegalese striker born 1986 in Mantes-la-Jolie; Lille's Ligue 1 top scorer (25 goals) and double winner 2011, Fenerbahçe's 2014 Turkish champion, 50 caps and 19 goals for Senegal, 2018 World Cup squad member, retired 2021.
Moussa Yeo
Moussa Kounfolo Yeo (born 2004, Bamako) is a Malian footballer, a right-footed forward and midfielder who played for FC Liefering and RB Salzburg before joining Swansea City in July 2026.
Nabil Bentaleb (نبيل بن طالب)
Nabil Bentaleb (نبيل بن طالب) is an Algerian professional footballer born in 1994 in Lille who plays as a defensive midfielder for LOSC Lille and Algeria.
Naby Keïta
Naby Laye Keïta (born 1995), Guinean central midfielder; Horoya, Istres, Salzburg, RB Leipzig, Liverpool (2018-23, 129 apps, 11 goals, Champions League and Premier League winner), then Werder Bremen and Ferencváros; captain of Guinea.
Nampalys Mendy
Nampalys Mendy, Senegalese defensive midfielder born 1992 in La Seyne-sur-Mer; AFCON 2021 winner, ex-Monaco, Nice, Leicester City (2016-2023), Lens, Watford, and Metz; France youth international who debuted for Senegal in 2021.
Naoufel El Hannach
Naoufel El Hannach, born 2006 in Poissy, Moroccan defender and PSG academy product; French U19 champion, on season-long loan at Montpellier HSC, Morocco U20 international.
Nathanaël Mbuku
Nathanaël Mbuku (born 2002, Villeneuve-Saint-Georges) is a DR Congo international left-footed winger from Reims, later Augsburg, Saint-Étienne, Dinamo Zagreb, Montpellier, and Sint-Truiden; ex-France youth Olympic player.
Nayef Aguerd (نايف أكرد)
Nayef Aguerd (نايف أكرد), Moroccan left-footed centre-back, Mohammed VI Academy graduate; Dijon, Rennes, West Ham (2022, ~£28-35m), Real Sociedad loan, Marseille from 2025; Morocco AFCON 2025 regular.
Nicolas Alnoudji
Nicolas Alnoudji, Cameroonian midfielder (born 1979, Garoua), won gold in men's football at Sydney 2000, played all six matches, scored against Kuwait, later club career at Rizespor, Bastia, and Créteil.
Nicolas Jackson
Nicolas Jackson, Senegalese striker born in The Gambia; Casa Sports, Villarreal, Chelsea (2023-2026), Bayern Munich loan, then Aston Villa for £65m in 2026; Conference League and Club World Cup winner.
Nicolas Pépé
Nicolas Pépé (born 1995, Mantes-la-Jolie) is an Ivorian right winger for Villarreal and Ivory Coast; Lille star, Arsenal's £72m record signing, 2023 AFCON winner, 2026 World Cup player.
Nordin Amrabat
Nordin Amrabat, born 1987 in Naarden, Netherlands, is a Moroccan winger and attacking midfielder, brother of Sofyan Amrabat. Morocco international since 2011 (46 caps, 4 goals), 2018 World Cup; won the Turkish title with Galatasaray in 2013 and the Greek league and cup with AEK Athens in 2023; now at Wydad Casablanca.
Noussair Mazraoui
Noussair Mazraoui (نصير مزراوي), born 1997 in Leiderdorp, is a Moroccan defender at Manchester United, formerly of Ajax and Bayern Munich; versatile full-back, 2022 World Cup semi-finalist with Morocco.
Nwankwo Kanu
Nwankwo Kanu (Nwankwo Christian Nwosu Kanu, born 1976, Owerri), Nigerian striker; 1996 Olympic gold captain, 1995 Champions League with Ajax, two Premier League titles with Arsenal, 2008 FA Cup with Portsmouth; founded Kanu Heart Foundation in 2000 after heart surgery.
Obafemi Martins
Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins (born 1984, Lagos) is a Nigerian former forward who starred for Inter Milan, Newcastle, Levante, and Seattle Sounders, scored 18 goals in 38 Nigeria caps, and retired in 2020.
Odion Ighalo
Odion Jude Ighalo (born 1989) is a Nigerian striker, 2019 AFCON top scorer with 5 goals, ex-Watford, Changchun Yatai, Shanghai Shenhua, Manchester United loanee, Al Hilal, and Al-Wehda forward.
Ola Aina
Ola Aina (Temitayo Olufisayo Olaoluwa Aina), Nigerian right-back born 1996, ex-Chelsea and Torino, Nottingham Forest No. 34 since 2023 and AFCON 2023 team-of-the-tournament finalist with Nigeria.
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.
Omar Marmoush
Omar Marmoush (Omar Khaled Mohamed Marmoush, born 1999) is an Egyptian forward from Cairo who starred at Eintracht Frankfurt, joined Manchester City for €75m plus €5m in January 2025, and moved on loan to Tottenham in August 2026.
Oscar Naasei
Oscar Naasei (Oscar Naasei Oppong), Ghanaian defender born 2005 in Accra; Granada CF youth product, Segunda debut 2024, signed by Real Madrid Castilla in August 2026 for about €2 million.
Othmane Maamma
Othmane Maamma (born 2005) is a Moroccan winger at Watford, signed from Montpellier in 2025 for €1.3m; captain and Golden Ball winner of Morocco's 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup-winning team.
Oumar Niasse
Oumar Niasse (El Hadji Baye Oumar Niasse), Senegalese forward born 1990 in Ouakam; Lokomotiv Moscow Russian Cup winner 2015, signed by Everton for 17.9M in 2016, 12 goals in 65 league games, later Hull, Cardiff, Huddersfield, Burton, Morecambe.