André Ayew

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André Morgan Rami Ayew (born December 17, 1989 in Seclin, France), is a French-born Ghanaian international football player who currently plays for Ligue 2 club AC Arles-Avignon on loan from Ligue 1 club Olympique de Marseille. He is often referred to as simply Dédé.

Ayew was born in Lille, France, when his father was playing Professional football at OSC Lille and has dual French-Ghanaian nationality. His father was the great Abedi Pele. The teenage prodigy has long been touted as one of the best youngsters in France and received four call-ups into the French National Youth team, but was prevented from joining them because of minor injuries. He began his career in 2003 under his father Abedi Pele by Nania F.C. and played with his team by the U-19 youth cup in Altstetten 2004 Read More

Frédéric Kanouté

Frédéric Oumar Kanouté (born 2 September 1977 in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, Rhône) is a French-born Malian footballer who currently plays for Sevilla in theSpanish La Liga, and is known for his pace, strength, and technique. On 2 February 2008, Kanouté was named the 2007 African Footballer of the Year and is the first foreign-born player to win it.

While playing for Lyon, Kanouté joined the French under-21 team.After turning 21 in 1998, Kanouté was not called up for the French national squad in 2000, 2002, or 2004. In 2004, FIFA changed its rules to allow a footballer to play for the national team of the country in which his mother or father was born. Although eligible for either, Kanouté elected to play for Mali rather than for France. Kanouté was joint top goal scorer for Mali at the 2004 African Cup of Nations. Kanouté scored four goals in four matches helping Mali to the semi-finals, where they lost to Morocco. Read More

Mohamed Aboutrika

Mohamed Aboutreka (born November 7, 1978) is an Egyptian footballer. Abotreka plays as a second striker and attacking midfielder for Egyptian club Al-Ahly as well as the Egyptian national football team. He has been dubbed as the Egyptian Zinedine Zidane. He is one of the greatest players in African history.

He was nominated for the 2006 CAF African Footballer of the Year award, and he came second in the 2008 African Footballer of The Year award.

Aboutreka started playing professionally for Egyptian club Tersana before transferring to Al-ahly in January 2004. He helped Al-ahly to get the bronze medal in FIFA Club World Cup 2006. He also helped the Egyptian national team to win the African Cup of Nations Egypt 2006, and scored the winner to help Egypt win the 2008tournament. Read More

Emmanuel Adebayor

Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor (born 26 February 1984 in Lomé) is a Togolese football player of Nigerian descent who plays for Arsenal as a striker. He was votedAfrican footballer of the year for 2008.

Early career

He made it to the U-15 level and was spotted by French club FC Metz. After a trial, Adebayor joined the club in 1999 and played at the U-17 level for two years before joining the first team. In his first season, he played nine games and scored twice. In the 2002–03 season, Adebayor scored seventeen goals in 35 games.

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Nwankwo Kanu

Nwankwo Kanu (born 1 August 1976 in Owerri, Nigeria), usually known simply as Kanu, is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for the Nigerian national team and for English club Portsmouth. His Igbo name, Nwankwo, means “Babyboy born on nkwo market day”. He is the most highly-decorated African footballer in footballing history, having won a UEFA Champions League medal, a UEFA Cup medal, three F.A. Cup Winners Medals and two African Player of the Year awards amongst others. He is the only current Premiership player to have won the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup, Premiership, FA Cup and an Olympic Gold Medal.
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George Weah

George Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah (born October 1, 1966 in Monrovia is a Liberian politician and former football forward. He spent 14 years of his professional football career playing for clubs in France, Italy, and England, winning titles in two of the three countries. In 1995, he was named FIFA World Player of the Year, European Footballer of the Year, and African Footballer of the Year. He is commonly regarded as one of the greatest African footballers of all time.

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