UEFA Champions League: Africans engaged in 2021-2022
Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy in the Premier League on the Liverpool pitch, August 28, 2021 Paul ELLIS AFP
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The 2021-2022 UEFA Champions League resumes on September 14 with the start of the group stage.
Here are the African players engaged during this edition.
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AJAX AMSTERDAM (NETHERLANDS)
Sébastien HALLER, striker, CÔTE D'IVOIRE
Mohammed KUDUS, midfielder, GHANA
Zakaria LABYAD, midfielder, MOROCCO
Noussair MAZRAOUI, defender, MOROCCO
Nordin MUSAMPA *, defender, NETHERLANDS / DR CONGO
André ONANA, goalkeeper, CAMEROON
Anass SALAH-EDDINE *, defender, NETHERLANDS / MOROCCO
Steven VAN DER SLOOT *, defender, NETHERLANDS / CAMEROON
Gibson YAH *, midfielder, NETHERLANDS / NIGERIA
ATALANTA BERGAME (ITALY)
No African registered.
ATLÉTICO DE MADRID (SPAIN)
Geoffrey KONDOGBIA, midfielder, CENTRAL AFRICA
FC BARCELONA (SPAIN)
Alejandro BALDÉ MARTINEZ, defender, Spain / GUINEA / DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
BAYERN MUNICH (GERMANY)
Éric-Maxim CHOUPO-MOTING, attacker, CAMEROON
Tanguy KOUASSI, defender, FRANCE / CÔTE D'IVOIRE
Bouna SARR, defender, FRANCE / GUINEA / SENEGAL
BENFICA LISBON (PORTUGAL)
Ronaldo CAMARA *, midfielder, PORTUGAL / GUINEA-BISSAU
Unamro EMBALO *, attacker, PORTUGAL / GUINEA-BISSAU
Gedson FERNANDES, midfielder, PORTUGAL / SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
Léo Brian KOKUBO *, goalkeeper, JAPAN / NIGERIA
Soualiho MEÏTÉ, midfielder, FRANCE v CÔTE D'IVOIRE
Adel TAARABT, midfielder, MOROCCO
Tomas TAVARES *, defender, PORTUGAL / CAP-VERT
BESIKTAS (TURKEY)
Rachid GHEZZAL, midfielder, ALGERIA
Georges-Kévin NKOUDOU, midfielder, FRANCE v CAMEROON
Fabrice NSAKALA, defender, RD CONGO
BORUSSIA DORTMUND (GERMANY)
Nnamdi COLLINS *, defender, GERMANY / NIGERIA
Ansgar KNAUFF, attacker, GERMANY / GHANA
Youssoufa MOUKOKO *, attacker, GERMANY / CAMEROON
Dan-Axel ZAGADOU, defender, FRANCE / CÔTE D'IVOIRE
CHELSEA (ENGLAND)
Trevoh CHALOBAH, defender, ENGLAND / SIERRA LEONE
Édouard MENDY, goalkeeper, SENEGAL
Malang SARR, defender, FRANCE / SENEGAL
Hakim ZIYECH, midfielder, MOROCCO
CLUB BRUGES (BELGIUM)
Faitout MAOUASSA, defender, FRANCE / CONGO-B
Clinton MATA, defender, ANGOLA
Noah MBAMBA-MUANDA, midfielder, BELGIUM / DR CONGO
Stanley NSOKI, defender, FRANCE / CONGO-B
Antonio NUSA, striker, NORWAY / NIGERIA
Kamal Sowah, striker, GHANA
DYNAMO KIEV (UKRAINE)
No African registered.
INTER MILAN (ITALY)
No African registered.
JUVENTUS TURIN (ITALY)
No African registered.
RB LEIPZIG (GERMANY)
Brian BROBBEY, forward, NETHERLANDS / GHANA
Amadou HAIDARA, midfielder, MALI
Ilaix MORIBA, midfielder, SPAIN / GUINEA / LIBERIA
Christopher NKUNKU, attacker, FRANCE / RD CONGO
Mohamed SIMAKAN, defender, FRANCE / GUINEA
LIVERPOOL FC (ENGLAND)
Naby KEÏTA, midfielder, GUINEA
Ibrahima KONATÉ, defender, FRANCE / MALI
Sadio MAN ֤ É, midfielder, SENEGAL
Joël MATIP, defender, CAMEROON
Mohamed SALAH, forward, EGYPT
LOSC LILLE (FRANCE)
Jonathan BAMBA, forward, FRANCE / CÔTE D'IVOIRE
Tiago DJALO, defender, PORTUGAL / GUINEA-BISSAU
Angel GOMES, attacker, ENGLAND / PORTUGAL / ANGOLA
Isaac LIHADJI, attacker, FRANCE / COMOROS
Cheikh NIASSE, midfielder, SENEGAL
REINLIDO, defender, MOZAMBIQUE
MALMÖ FF (SWEDEN)
Malik ABUBAKARI, attacker, GHANA
Ismaël DIAWARA, goalkeeper, SWEDEN / MALI
Bonke INNOCENT, midfielder, NIGERIA
MANCHESTER CITY (ENGLAND)
Riyad MAHREZ, midfielder, ALGERIA
MANCHESTER UNITED (ENGLAND)
Éric BAILLY, defender, CÔTE D'IVOIRE
Amad DIALLO, forward, CÔTE D'IVOIRE
Anthony ELANGA *, attacker, SWEDEN / CAMEROON
Hannibal MEJBRI *, midfielder, TUNISIA
Teden MENG * I, defender, ENGLAND / ANGOLA
Aaron WAN-BISSAKA, defender, ENGLAND / DR CONGO
AC MILAN (ITALY)
Fodé BALLO-TOURÉ, defender, SENEGAL
Ismaël BENNACER, midfielder, ALGERIA
Pierre KALULU, defender, FRANCE / DR CONGO
Franck KESSIÉ, midfielder, CÔTE D'IVOIRE
Rafael LEAO, attacker, PORTUGAL / ANGOLA
PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN (FRANCE)
Teddy ALLOH *, defender, FRANCE / CÔTE D'IVOIRE
El Chadaille BITSHIABU *, defender, FRANCE / DR CONGO
Nathan BITUMAZALA *, midfielder, FRANCE / DR CONGO
Colin DAGBA, defender, FRANCE / BENIN
Abdou DIALLO, defender, SENEGAL
Junior DINA EBIMBE, midfielder, FRANCE / CAMEROON
Ismaël GHARBI *, midfielder, FRANCE v TUNISIA
Idrissa GUEYE, midfielder, SENEGAL
Achraf HAKIMI, defender, MOROCCO
FC PORTO (PORTUGAL)
Wilson MANAFA, defender, PORTUGAL / GUINEA-BISSAU
Chancel MBEMBA, defender, RD CONGO
NANU, defender, GUINEA-BISSAU
Sanusi ZAIDU, defender, NIGERIA
REAL MADRID (SPAIN)
Marvin PARK *, forward, Spain / NIGERIA
FC SALZBURG (AUSTRIA)
Chukwubuike ADAMU, attacker, AUSTRIA / NIGERIA
Mohamed CAMARA *, midfielder, MALI
Mamady DIAMBOU, midfielder, MALI
Daouda GUINDO, defender, MALI
Bryan OKOH *, defender, SWITZERLAND / UNITED STATES / NIGERIA
Jérôme ONGUÉNÉ, defender, CAMEROON
Oumar SOLET, defender, FRANCE / CENTRAFRIQUE
SEVILLE FC (SPAIN)
Yassine BOUNOU, goalkeeper, MOROCCO
Youssef EN-NEZYRI, attacker, MOROCCO
Munir EL HADDADI, attacker, MOROCCO
SHAKHTAR DONETSK (UKRAINE)
No African registered.
SHERIFF TIRASPOL (MOLDOVA)
Edmund ADDO, midfielder, GHANA
Moussa KYABOU, midfielder, MALI
Adama TRAORÉ, midfielder, MALI
Momo YANSANÉ, attacker, GUINEA
PORTUGAL SPORTING CLUBE (PORTUGAL)
Gilberto BATISTA, midfielder, GUINEA-BISSAU
Jovane CABRAL, attacker, CAPE VERDE
Geny CATAMO, attacker, MOZAMBIQUE
Youssef Ramalho CHERMITI, attacker, PORTUGAL / TUNISIA
Dario ESSUOGO, midfielder, PORTUGAL v ANGOLA
Babacar FATI, defender, PORTUGAL / GUINEA-BISSAU
Zouhair FEDDAL, defender, MOROCCO
Chico LAMBA, defender, PORTUGAL / GUINEA-BISSAU
VILLARREAL (SPAIN)
Samu CHUKWUEZE, midfielder, NIGERIA
Francis COQUELIN, milieu de terrain, FRANCE/SÉNÉGAL
Boulaye DIA, attaquant, SÉNÉGAL
Nicolas JACKSON, attaquant, SÉNÉGAL
Aïssa MANDI, défenseur, ALGÉRIE
WOLFSBURG (ALLEMAGNE)
Felix NMECHA, milieu de terrain, ANGLETERRE/ALLEMAGNE/NIGERIA
Lukas NMECHA, attaquant, ANGLETERRE/ALLEMAGNE/NIGERIA
Aster VRANCKX, milieu de terrain, BELGIQUE/RD CONGO
YOUNG BOYS BERNE (SUISSE)
Mohamed Ali CAMARA, défenseur, GUINÉE
Ryan FOSSO*, milieu de terrain, CAMEROUN
Alexandre JANKEWITZ, milieu de terrain, SUISSE/CAMEROUN
Benjamin KABEYA*, défenseur, SUISSE/RD CONGO
Wilfried KANGA, attaquant, FRANCE/CÔTE D’IVOIRE
Felix MAMBIMBI*, attaquant, SUISSE/RD CONGO
Elia MESCHACK, attaquant, RD CONGO
Nicolas MOUMI NGAMALEU, milieu de terrain, CAMEROUN
Jean-Pierre NSAMÉ, attaquant, CAMEROUN
Marvin SPIELMANN, milieu de terrain, SUISSE/RD CONGO
Yannick TOURÉ*, attaquant, SUISSE/SÉNÉGAL
ZENIT SAINT-PETERSBURG (RUSSIA)
No African registered.
(*) Players placed on list B, afraid of their club.
NB: the players listed are those who have represented an African national A team or who are likely to do so.
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