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African Football Stars
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Abedi Pele
Abédi 'Pele' Ayew was Ghana's standout footballer of the modern era: three-time CAF African Footballer of the Year (1991, 1992, 1993), and a 1993 UEFA Champions League winner with Marseille. He shaped a generation of Black Stars as the team's creator and is the father of Ghana internationals André, Jordan and Ibrahim Ayew.
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Abedi Pele
Attacking Midfielder · Retired (Marseille era — UCL winner 1993)
Ghanaian
Achraf Hakimi
Right-back · Paris Saint-Germain
Moroccan
Ademola Lookman
Second Striker / Winger · Atlético Madrid
Nigerian
Ahmed Musa
Winger / Forward · Kano Pillars
Nigerian
André Ayew
Forward / Winger · NAC Breda (Eredivisie)
Ghanaian
Asamoah Gyan
Striker · Retired (Legon Cities, last professional club)
Ghanaian
Asisat Oshoala
Striker · Al-Hilal
Nigerian
Calvin Bassey
Centre-Back · Fulham
Nigerian
Didier Drogba
Striker (retired) · Retired (last club Phoenix Rising, 2018)
Ivorian
DK
Doctor Khumalo
Attacking Midfielder · Retired (Kaizer Chiefs — 1987–2002 peak)
South African
El Hadji Diouf
Winger / Forward · Retired
Senegalese
Frank Onyeka
Central Midfielder · Coventry City
Nigerian
Jay-Jay Okocha
Attacking Midfielder · Retired (PSG era — 1998–2002 peak)
Nigerian
Kelechi Iheanacho
Centre-Forward · Celtic
Nigerian
Kwame Poku
Right Winger · Queens Park Rangers
Ghanaian
Lucas Radebe
Centre-back · Retired (Leeds United era — 1994–2005 peak)
South African
Michael Essien
Central Midfielder · Assistant coach, Danish Superliga (as of 2026). Playing career: Chelsea, 2005–2014
Ghanaian
John Obi Mikel
Defensive Midfielder · Retired (Chelsea era — 2006–2017 peak)
Nigerian
Mohamed Salah
Right Winger / Forward · Liverpool
Egyptian
Mohammed Kudus
Attacking Midfielder / Winger · Tottenham Hotspur
Ghanaian
Nwankwo Kanu
Striker · Retired (Arsenal era — 1999–2004 peak)
Nigerian
Rabah Madjer
Forward / Attacking Midfielder · Retired (former coach)
Algerian
RY
Rashidi Yekini
Striker · Retired (Julius Berger, last professional club)
Nigerian
RM
Relebohile Mofokeng
Winger · Orlando Pirates
South African
Riyad Mahrez
Right Winger · Al-Ahli
Algerian
Roger Milla
Striker (retired) · Retired
Cameroonian
Ronwen Williams
Goalkeeper · Mamelodi Sundowns
South African
Sadio Mane
Left Winger / Forward · Al-Nassr
Senegalese
Samuel Eto'o
Striker (retired) · Retired
Cameroonian
ST
Siphiwe Tshabalala
Left Winger · Retired (Kaizer Chiefs — 2007–2018 peak)
South African
Stephen Appiah
Central Midfielder · Retired (Fenerbahçe era — 2005–2008 peak)
Ghanaian
TW
Taribo West
Centre-back · Retired (Inter Milan era — 1997–1999 peak)
Nigerian
TZ
Themba Zwane
Attacking Midfielder · Mamelodi Sundowns
South African
Thomas Partey
Defensive Midfielder · Villarreal
Ghanaian
TY
Tony Yeboah
Striker · Retired (Leeds United era — 1995–1997 peak)
Ghanaian
Victor Osimhen
Centre-Forward · Galatasaray
Nigerian
Wilfred Ndidi
Defensive Midfielder · Beşiktaş
Nigerian
Yaya Touré
Midfielder (retired) · Retired (last club Qingdao Huanghai, 2019)
Ivorian
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