08/09 African Players in the Premiership

By Club

Arsenal
Kolo Touré - Cote d'Ivoire
Emmanuel Eboué - Cote d'Ivoire
Alexandre Song - Cameroon
Emmanuel Adebayor - Togo

Aston Villa
Moustapha Salifou - Togo

Blackburn Rovers
Christopher Samba - Republic of the Congo
Benni McCarthy - South Africa
Aaron Mokoena - South Africa

Bolton Wanderers
Danny Shittu - Nigeria

Chelsea
Michael Essien - Ghana
John Obi Mikel - Nigeria
Salomon Kalou - Cote d'Ivoire
Didier Drogba - Cote d'Ivoire

Everton
Joseph Yobo - Nigeria
Yakubu Aiyegbeni - Nigeria
Victor Anichebe - Nigeria
Steven Pienaar - South Africa

Fulham
John Paintsil - Ghana
Diomansy Kamara - Senegal
Dickson Etuhu - Nigeria

Hull City
Kamil Zayate - Guinea
Daniel Cousin - Gabon

Liverpool
Nabil El Zhar - Morocco

Manchester City
Benjani Mwaruwari - Zimbabwe
Kelvin Etuhu - Nigeria

Manchester United
Manucho - Angola

Middlesbrough
Mido - Egypt
Mohamed Shawky - Egypt

Newcastle United
Obafemi Martins - Nigeria
Geremi - Cameroon
Habib Beye - Senegal
Kazenga LuaLua - DR Congo

Portsmouth
Lauren - Cameroon
Papa Bouba Diop - Senegal
John Utaka - Nigeria
Nwankwo Kanu - Nigeria
Djimi Traoré - Mali
Nadir Belhadj - Algeria

Stoke City
Seyi Olofinjana - Nigeria
Mamady Sidibe - Mali
Vincent Péricard - Cameroon
Salif Diao - Senegal
Amdy Faye - Senegal
Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye - Senegal
Ibrahimo Sonko - Senegal

Sunderland
El-Hadji Diouf - Senegal

Tottenham Hotspur
Didier Zokora - Cote d'Ivoire
Hossam Ghaly - Egypt
Benoît Assou-Ekotto - Cameroon

West Bromwich Albion
Pelé - Cape Verde
Abdoulaye Méïté - Cote d'Ivoire

West Ham United
Hérita Ilunga - DR Congo

Wigan Athletic
Amr Zaki - Egypt
Richard Kingson - Ghana
Henri Camara - Senegal


By Nation

Angola (1)
Manucho

Cape Verde (1)
Pelé

Cameroon (5)
Alexandre Song, Geremi, Lauren, Vincent Péricard, Benoît Assou-Ekotto

Cote d'Ivore (6)
Kolo Touré, Emmanuel Eboué, Salomon Kalou, Didier Zokora, Abdoulaye Méïté, Didier Drogba

Democratic Republic of Congo (2)
Kazenga LuaLua, Hérita Ilunga

Egypt (4)
Mido, Mohamed Shawky, Hossam Ghaly, Amr Zaki

Gabon (1)
Daniel Cousin

Ghana (3)
Michael Essien, John Paintsil, Richard Kingson

Guinea (1)
Kamil Zayata

Mali (1)
Mamady Sidibe

Morocco (1)
Nabil El Zhar

Nigeria (11)
Danny Shittu, John Obi Mikel, Joseph Yobo, Yakubu Aiyegbeni, Victor Anichebe, Dickson Etuhu, Kelvin Etuhu, Obafemi Martins, John Utaka, Nwankwo Kanu, Seyi Olofinjna

Republic of the Congo (1)
Christopher Samba

Senegal (9)
Diomansy Kamara, Habib Beye, Papa Bouba Diop, Salif Diao, Amdy Faye, Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye, Ibrahimo Sonko, El-Hadji Diouf, Henri Camara

South Africa (3)
Benni McCarthy, Aaron Mokoena, Steven Pienaar

Togo (2)
Emmanuel Adebayor, Moustapha Salifou

Zimbabwe (1)
Benjani Mwaruwari