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Did you know Nigeria is absolutely dominating the list of African countries in the Premier League? 🇳🇬
That's almost 60 Super Eagles and Nigerian diaspora talent gracing the biggest league in the world, with a massive lead over the 2nd country!
The stats don't lie. Nigeria is the powerhouse of African football in the EPL.
Which Nigerian player are you most excited to watch this season, and which country do you think will challenge Nigeria for the top spot next year? Let us know your thoughts and predictions for the rest of the season in the comments!👇

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
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

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And majority of dem refuse to come back because of kwarapzion😂

Mixed nationality or single?
EPL alone or second n third divisions inclusive?
Male n female combo?

Yet Nigeria will not be going to the world cup.

Why shouldn't we when every Nigerian wants to play in Europe?

The quest for a greener pasture coupled with poor officiating, unserious government interest and poor funding have buried our local league

why cant they play in their country leagues

Nigerian are everywhere round the world

When the Bible was speaking in the book of genesis 1:28 “go ye and multiply" na Nigerians God Dey follow talk

Make I shock you, it appears two times in the Bible Genesis 1:28 and Genesis 9:7

Imagine south Africans who play more local football are doing fine,whereas Nigeria that has many of her son's playing in the so-called best League are currently pressing play offs calculator

Absolutely DOMINATING in PL but not dominating at home. What then is the use?

You dey clean your neighbour house but your own house is worse than a pig sty. SMH!

enemyofprogress:
Yet Nigeria will not be going to the world cup.

Una don start una bad belle but God pass una.

Black is sport. We are more physical than we are intellectual.

Did you know Nigeria is absolutely dominating the list of African countries in the Premier League? 🇳🇬

Noted.

How is nationality determined in this context?

If Iwobi is categorized as Nigerian, What of Saka? What of Bassey? What of Nwaneri?

The number of Nigerians that are professional footballers all over the world go don reach 1 million

There is no league I watch, you go sha see one kayode or one obisomething

Even if they claim German or England the names always show

Fikayo tomori
Bukayo saka
Tanitoluwa
Arokodare

Etc

I for no give up find way enter 4th division sef don dey okay

Nigeria is under represented going by our population. Senegal is only 18.5 million people.

Na lie, Madagascar has the highest, followed by Rivers , then sokoto

Imagine that. And we are struggling to raise a formidable first 11 team.

Don't promote shady investments like HYIP, MLM on Nairaland.

Ade1177:
The number of Nigerians that are professional footballers all over the world go don reach 1 million

There is no league I watch, you go sha see one kayode or one obisomething

Even if they claim German or England the names always show

Fikayo tomori
Bukayo saka
Tanitoluwa
Arokodare

Etc

I for no give up find way enter 4th division sef don dey okay

How's Saka and Tomori Nigerians? Born and raised in the UK

Not surprising- we have the highest number of blacks in the world, we have one the worst leagues in the world, our economy is terrible and we equally have the worst government on earth; all these combine to give us the numbers

DrMB:
Did you know Nigeria is absolutely dominating the list of African countries in the Premier League? 🇳🇬
That's almost 60 Super Eagles and Nigerian diaspora talent gracing the biggest league in the world, with a massive lead over the 2nd country!
The stats don't lie. Nigeria is the powerhouse of African football in the EPL.
Which Nigerian player are you most excited to watch this season, and which country do you think will challenge Nigeria for the top spot next year? Let us know your thoughts and predictions for the rest of the season in the comments!👇

90% of them are our Igbo brothers, Ndi developers trying to develop the English Premier League while Nigerian Premier League is in total mess. I am not blaming them ooo, I am just stating the obvious.

Correct statistics. It has been like that ever since 👍

When you consider per capita, then, it should be Senegal. Nigeria is 12 times bigger than Senegal in population but they have pretty number of representation in the league

yet we dey struggle carry calculator up/down.Oray make one fall/fail for us to qualify 😒 🤔 😒 🤔 😒

deji17:
Nigeria is under represented going by our population. Senegal is only 18.5 million people.

Senegal and cote'ivore attracts more scouts. They also play good football same as Nigeria

DrMB:
Did you know Nigeria is absolutely dominating the list of African countries in the Premier League? 🇳🇬
That's almost 60 Super Eagles and Nigerian diaspora talent gracing the biggest league in the world, with a massive lead over the 2nd country!
The stats don't lie. Nigeria is the powerhouse of African football in the EPL.
Which Nigerian player are you most excited to watch this season, and which country do you think will challenge Nigeria for the top spot next year? Let us know your thoughts and predictions for the rest of the season in the comments!👇

What is the meaning of this post? Nigeria's population more than 25 times the population of Togo and you expect Togo to have more footballers than Nigeria?

A win for the FG, putting Nigeria on the map!

enemyofprogress:
Yet Nigeria will not be going to the world cup.

Na True Enemyofprogress u b.

CodeTemplarr:
Mixed nationality or single?
EPL alone or second n third divisions inclusive?
Male n female combo?

Premier League is the male top division

Sub Saharans are the top most physically athletic people in world
Especially west Africans