Founded in 1955, the UEFA Champions League is Europe's most exciting club football tournament and among the best in the world. To date, a total of 29 African footballers have won these competitions. In this article we will look at all 29 footballers, their country and the club they won the competition with. The list is as follows:
Player (Country); Clubs
3 Titles
Samuel Etoo (Cameroon); Barcelona (2), Inter Milan (1)
2 Titles
Seydou Keita (Mali); Barcelona (2)
Geremi Njitap (Cameroon); Real Madrid (2)
1 Title
Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast); Chelsea
Sadio Mane (Senegal); Liverpool
Abedi Pele (Ghana); Olympique Marseille
Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast); Barcelona
Naby Keita (Guinea); Liverpool
Salif Diao (Senegal); Liverpool
Djimi Traore (Mali); Liverpool
Bruce Grobbelaar (Zimbabwe); Liverpool
Samuel Kuffour (Ghana); Bayern Munich
Joel Matip (Cameroon); Liverpool
Achraf Hakimi (Morocco); Real Madrid
John Obi Mikel (Nigeria); Chelsea
Michael Essien (Ghana); Chelsea
Sulley Muntari (Ghana); Inter Milan
Ibrahim Tanko (Ghana); Borussia Dortmund
McDonald Mariga (Kenya); Inter Milan
Benedict McCarthy (South Africa); FC Porto
Rabah Madjer (Algeria); FC Porto
Solomon Kalou (Ivory Coast); Chelsea
Mohamed Salah (Egypt); Liverpool
Munir El Haddadi (Morocco); Barcelona
Finidi George (Nigeria); Ajax
Nwankwo Kanu (Nigeria); Ajax
Hakim Ziyech (Morocco); Chelsea
Edouard Mendy (Senegal); Chelsea
Riyad Mahrez (Algeria); Manchester City
The distribution of players per country is as follows:
Ghana - 5 players
Senegal - 3 players
Cameroon - 3 players
Ivory Coast - 3 players
Nigeria - 3 players
Morocco - 3 players
Mali - 2 players
Algeria - 2 players
Guinea - 1 player
Zimbabwe - 1 player
Kenya - 1 player
Egypt - 1 player
South Africa - 1 player
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Former Dutch striker Patrick Kluivert has praised Bayern Munich's Jamal Musiala and believes he has what it takes to become the next global superstar.
Bayern Munich star Jamal Musiala has become one of the best players in world football - four years after leaving Chelsea's academy.
Musiala, 20, scored 16 goals in 47 appearances in the 2022/23 season as Bayern lifted the Bundesliga title for the 11th year in a row. He joined the Germany team in 2019 after eight years at Stamford Bridge where he has progressed through the youth levels.
Since joining Allianz Arena, Musiala has grown stronger and stronger and is a solid name in the main German squad, as well as a key element of Thomas Tuchel's army. He is Bayern's second-highest scorer in the Bundesliga with 12 goals and scored the winning goal to win the title on the final day. Former Netherlands captain Patrick Kluivert is a big fan of Musiala and admits he could become one of the best players in Europe alongside Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Jr. Musiala just turned 20 years old in February and definitely has a great future in the world. game.
Kluivert said on behalf of JohnnyBet:
"For me, Musiala is a player that I really enjoy watching. The way he handles the ball in difficult situations is amazing. He will definitely be a player to watch next season. because I'm sure he will continue to play like that.
"Right now Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior are really dominating European football and I'm sure one of them will win the Ballon d'Or. These three players will be the pioneers of the next generation, but I can see Musiala joining them soon."
Meanwhile, Musiala had the opportunity to stay and represent England, having played for several youth teams of the Three Lions in the past. Gareth Southgate claimed last year that they tried to keep him before Musiala decided to play for his hometown.
Jamal Musiala has scored 16 goals for Bayern Munich in the season 2022/23
Jamal Musiala has scored 16 goals for Bayern Munich in the season 2022/23
"He's a special player, we've got him alongside Jude [Bellingham] for our Under-16 team," Southgate said after England's draw with Germany at Wembley last September. "He knows how much we love him, he knows we want to keep him.
"But he trains every day at Bayern Munich with eight players from the German national team, they have the opportunity to influence him. It's a pity but he is a very special talent." He's got a great ability to pass, he's a very interesting player."
"He has shown in many situations his character. We need him," added Germany coach Hansi Flick. "With every dribble he creates a different game situation and leaves the opponent open, which creates spaces that you can enter. That's exactly what sets Jamal apart. ."
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