Nigeria dominates Premier League as most represented African nation

Nigeria tops list of African countries represented in the Premier League (Sept 2025)

1. Nigeria 🇳🇬: 57 players
2. ⁠Senegal 🇸🇳: 46 players
3. Côte d’Ivoire 🇨🇮: 44 players
4. Cameroon 🇨🇲: 35 players
5. Ghana 🇬🇭: 34 players
6. Morocco 🇲🇦: 28 players
7. DR Congo 🇨🇩: 23 players
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1. Nigeria 🇳🇬: 57 players
2. ⁠Senegal 🇸🇳: 46 players
3. Côte d’Ivoire 🇨🇮: 44 players
4. Cameroon 🇨🇲: 35 players
5. Ghana 🇬🇭: 34 players
6. Morocco 🇲🇦: 28 players
7. DR Congo 🇨🇩: 23 players
8. Algeria 🇩🇿: 19 players
9. Mali 🇲🇱: 19 players
10. South Africa 🇿🇦: 16 players
11. Egypt 🇪🇬: 14 players
12. Tunisia 🇹🇳: 8 players
13. Zimbabwe 🇿🇼: 8 players
14. Guinea 🇬🇳: 6 players
15. Sierra Leone 🇸🇱: 6 players
16. Gabon 🇬🇦: 5 players
17. Zambia 🇿🇲: 5 players
18. Congo 🇨🇬: 4 players
19. Togo 🇹🇬: 4 players
20. Angola 🇦🇴: 4 players
21. Burkina Faso 🇧🇫: 4 players
22. Benin 🇧🇯: 3 players
23. Burundi 🇧🇮: 2 players
24. Cape Verde 🇨🇻: 2 players
25. Equatorial Guinea 🇬🇶: 2 players
26. Liberia 🇱🇷: 2 players
27. Mauritania 🇲🇷: 2 players
28. Seychelles 🇸🇨: 2 players
29. Gambia 🇬🇲: 2 players
30. ⁠Guinea-Bissau 🇬🇼: 2 players
31. Kenya 🇰🇪: 1 player
32. ⁠Tanzania 🇹🇿: 1 player
33. ⁠Central African Republic 🇨🇫: 1 player
34. ⁠Mozambique 🇲🇿: 1 player