They could well have jollof rice and couscous with their paella at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán Stadium on Saturday, when Sevilla FC and Villarreal CF come straight on in LaLiga's African show-stopper game.
The installation likely could be in the core of the south of Spain in the Andalusian capital, however there will be a lot of African character on the contribute and the stands when the 2020 UEFA Europa League victors of Julen Lopetegui and Sevilla face the 2021 UEFA Europa League champs of Unai Emery and Villarreal.
This game can be thought of as the "LaLiga African Match of the Season", sprinkled with a lot of players from the north and west of the landmass who have made Spanish football home and added a lot of pizazz, shading and quality.
The couscous and tajine are probably going to be found in the Sevilla changing area, with its solid Moroccan impact, while the jollof rice will be the dish of decision at Villarreal, where a particular west African character goes through the crew.
Mali symbols Frederic Kanoute and Seydou Keita are obviously the players who initially pulled in authentic African interest and fascination for Sevilla when they featured for the club.
Nowadays, however, the 'Chart book Lions' of Morocco could well consider Seville for their global instructional courses, on the grounds that close to half of their worldwide firing line up have made the city home.
Exceptionally evaluated beanpole goalkeeper Yassine Bono has been one of LaLiga's champion entertainers this season. As a consistently present in the Sevilla goal he's aided Lopetegui's rushes into the early UEFA Champions League spots - testing the strength of the association's serious weapons.
"We've been advancing for a considerable length of time. We are improving in each part of the game and we're zeroing in on ourselves, which what is undeniably significant. Each match is a last. That is the way we go into it and that is our mindset," Bono as of late told the club's site.
Bono's surely been on tune and his long balls from the back would be searching for his comrade Ousamma Idrissi on the left wing, whose flicks on and smooth passes would thus be hoping to find individual Moroccan assailants Youssef El-Nesyri and Munir El Haddadi in risky regions in the resistance box.
El-Nesyri is one of the thrilling abilities that have set LaLiga land since joining the association, scoring a noteworthy 18 association goals last season, including electrifying consecutive full go-arounds.
A strong physical issue has lamentably diminished his advancement this season, after a promising beginning where he's scored three goals in nine LaLiga Santander games.
Concerning Villarreal, one of African football's present banner young men, Samuel Chukwueze, has made a welcome re-visitation of structure and wellness after an extensive physical issue cutback.
The blisteringly speedy assaulting winger has been depicted as "in fact gifted and erratic," by Super Eagles symbol Sunday Oliseh - and praises don't come from a lot greater African legends than that.
Chukwueze scored as of late against Barcelona and got ready for the Sevilla conflict by scoring in a 8-0 Copa del Rey defeat of lower association Victoria CF this week.
One more recognizable name in worldwide football in Villarreal's positions is Ivory Coast wing back, Serge Aurier, who joined the club in October and as of now flaunts a solid relationship with mentor Unai Emery from their days together in French football.
On the two sides there are likewise distinct advantages who might well address European countries, however whose roots are immovably in Africa.
A strong danger forthright for Villarreal along with Chukwueze is one of LaLiga's momentum stars of the period, Arnaut Danjuma, who plays for the Dutch public group, however who was brought into the world in Nigeria to a Dutch dad and Nigerian mother. Danjuma has started off his LaLiga profession in hair-raising structure, having as of now scored five goals in 11 LaLiga games this season, and will be one to watch this end of the week.
Hoping to leave the Villarreal strikers speechless, however, is Sevilla's tasteful focus back, Jules Kounde, who has set up a developing standing as one of world football's top cautious abilities. Kounde addresses title holders France, yet his underlying foundations are in Benin.
Since Villarreal, the Yellow Submarine, were established 98 years prior, a few players from African nations have addressed the Estadio de la Ceramica outfit, among them Ikechukwu Uche (Nigeria), Karl Toko Ekambi (Cameroon), and Cedric Bakambu (DR Congo) ringing a bell.
What's more Villarreal President, Fernando Roig, is properly pleased with the club's African legacy, and invigorated for its African future – and present.
"For my purposes, the best (African) players are those ones in Villarreal, and right now we have great ones here. All the African players in Villarreal are vital and we are getting a charge out of them in the group, and we trust they stay (with us) for such countless years. Truly, we need the best players to come to Villarreal.
Africa is one of the main mainlands as far as its commitments to Spanish and European football. Furthermore we really need to advance the African (culture) with the goal that we can construct spans between our landmasses," Roig as of late told a LaLiga worldwide media call.
A Spanish football feast anticipates, with a lot of African fixings. Saddle up, get settled and partake in the ride.
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