Players Abroad from Low-ranked African Nations

Players from African nations ranked 135 or lower playing in top division leagues abroad. (2nd division players from France, England, and Spain also included)

Seychelles - 194
None

Djibouti - 192
Ismail Ahmed Kadar Hassan - DAC Dunajská Streda (Slovakia)

Mauritius - 189
Kévin Bru - US Boulogne (France.2)

Comoros - 188
Nadjim Abdou - Millwall FC (England.2)
Kassim Abdallah - CS Sedan-Ardennes (France.2)
Mohamed M'Changama - Olympique Nimes (France.2)
Ali M'Madi - FC Evian (France.2)

Somalia - 187
Liban Abdi - Ferencváros Budapest (Hungary)

Eritrea - 181
Sammy Habte - CS Grevenmacher (Luxembourg)

Mauritania - 180
Dominique Da Silva - El Ahly (Egypt)

Lesotho - 176
Lehlohonolo Seema - Orlando Pirates (South Africa)

Swaziland - 159
Tony Tsabedze - Santos FC Cape Town (South Africa)
Dennis Masina - Mpumalanga Black Aces FC (South Africa)

Liberia - 157
Patrick Gerhardt Nyema - FK Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Francis Doe - El Ahly (Egypt)
Isaac Pupo - Panionios (Greece)
Ben Teekloh - Astra Ploiesti (Romania)
Sekou Oliseh - CSKA Moscow (Russia)
Anthony Snoti Laffor - SuperSport United (South Africa)
Samuel Wowoah - Örebro SK (Sweden)
Dioh Williams - BK Häcken (Sweden)
Amadaiya Rennie - GAIS Göteborg (Sweden)
Jimmy Dixon - Manisaspor (Turkey)
Darlington Nagbe - Portland Timbers (USA)

Burundi - 149
Dugary Ndabashinze - KRC Genk (Belgium)
Saidi Ntibazonkiza - MKS Cracovia (Poland)
Valery Twite Nahayo - Kaizer Chiefs (South Africa)

Chad - 149
Misdongard Betolngar - FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac (Serbia)
Ezechiel Ndouassel - Club Africain (Tunisia)
Mahamat Labbo - Stade Laval (France.2)

Equatorial Guinea - 142
Javier Balboa - Albacete Balompié (Spain.2)
Rodolfo Bodipo - Elche CF (Spain.2)

Namibia - 140
Collin Benjamin - Hamburger SV (Germany)
Rudolph Bester - Maritzburg United (South Africa)
Henrico Botes - Platinum Stars (South Africa)
Tangeni Shipahu - AmaZulu FC (South Africa)
Razundara Tjikuzu - Kasimpasa SK (Turkey)

Madagascar - 138
Anicet Andrianantenaina - AJ Auxerre (France)
Julien Leleu - Clermont Foot (France.2)

Guinea-Bissau - 136
Basile De Carvalho - Lokomotive Plovdiv (Bulgaria)
Ednilson - Dinamo Tbilisi (Georgia)
Yaniick - Jeunesse Esch (Luxembourg)
Éder - Académica Coimbra (Portugal)
Cicero - Rio Ave FC (Portugal)
Ivanildo - Portimonense SC (Portugal)
Bruno Fernandes - FCM Târgu Mureş (Romania)
Bocundji Ca - RC Tours (France.2)




List Compiled from transfermarkt.co.uk