In these article, we want to analyze some African-born players who represents non-African nation in the ongoing FIFA World Cup.
The Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup has put up many surprise and upsets so far after the first round of the tournament.
2022 World Cup feature only five African nations with only Senegal to have won a match so far. A 3-1 win over host country Qatar.
However, African players have been performing excellently in the ongoing tournament but most of them represent a non-Africa nation.
As we’ve seen Cameroon-born Breel Embolo who represented Switzerland hurt his own nation as he score the only goal and gave Switzerland all three points against Cameroon.
These stirs many reactions both online and offline as it was reported that all sort of objects were thrown at his father’s house in Cameroon.
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We at soccerbaze have listed some African-born players who represent non-African nation at the FIFA World Cup.
List of African-born players that represent non-African nations
These list is not a comprehensive one as we only list few of the African-born players that represents non-African nation.
Alphonso Davies
Alphonso Boyle Davies is regarded as one of the best full-back in the world due to his pace, dribbling and creativity.
Davies was born (November 2, 2002) in a refugee camp in Ghana to a Liberian parent.
However, on relocation to Canada, the Ghanaian-born nationalize to Canada and represent them in the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Breel Embolo
Breel Donald Embolo was born (February 14, 1997) at Yaounde, the Cameroonian capital.
Unfortunately, his parents separated and his mother took him along to France where she met her new husband, a Swiss international.
The following year, they all moved to Switzerland where Embolo started his football career and receive a Swiss citizenship.
Hence he started representing the Swiss national team and feature for them in the ongoing 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Ansu Fati
Ansu Fati Vieira is widely considered as one of Spain’s most talented young player at the moment.
Fati was born (October 31, 2002) in Guinea-Bissau but has choose to represent Spain after gaining their citizenship.
However, Fati’s father, Bori has claimed his son “is a Sevillian” due to the fact that he spent most of his childhood and started football training in Sevilla.
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Danilo Pereira
Danilo LuÃs Hélio Pereira is another Guinea-Bissau born who represents non-African nation in the ongoing FIFA World Cup.
Pereira took the decision to represent Portugal since his youth level at U-18 ank keep progressing till U-21.
Helping Portugal to reach the final of the 2011 U-20 FIFA World Cup and made his senior debut in 2015.
Eduardo Camavinga
Eduardo Celmi Camavinga is one of France most promise midfielder currently playing at Real Madrid.
Camavinga was born (November 10, 2002) in a refugee camp in Angola but to a Congolese parents.
His family moved to France in 2004 where he gave up his mind to focus solely on football and end up getting France citizenship.
Six day after obtaining citizenship, Camavinga was selected to represent France U-21 team.
Later, he was called up to the senior team and became the youngest player ever since Rene Gerard in 1932 to be called up for French senior team.
Mohammed Muntari
Mohammed Muntari born (December 20, 1993), raised and started his career in Ghana.
Early in his career, Muntari moved to Qatar and became a citizen by naturalization and was called up to Qatar national team in 2014.
Fortunately, Muntari was listed in Qatar’s 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup hosted in Qatar.
He write his name in Qatar history book after scoring the nation’s first ever FIFA World Cup goal against Senegal.
Youssoufa Moukoko
Youssoufa Moukoko was born (November 20, 2004) in Cameroon and lived there with his grandparents.
His father who lived in Germany as a citizen then brought him to Germany in 2014 and he represent Germany U-16 in 2017.
With his great scoring ability, Germany and Dortmund decided to protect him from media by not using him for some time.
November 2022, Moukoko receive a call-up to Germany national team ahead of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
He was a used substitute in Germany first game against Japan at the 2022 World Cup.
Becoming the youngest ever player to feature for Germany in a FIFA World Cup game (18 years and 3 days).
William Carvalho
William Silva de Carvalho is an Angola-born Portuguese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.
Carvalho was born (April 7, 1992) in Angola and moved to Portugal few years later.
Eligible to represent both nation but choose to represent Portugal at the national team.
He was also named in Portugal final squad for the ongoing 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament in Qatar
Other players are:
Amadou Onana: Born in Senegal but represent Belgium at the 2022 World Cup.
Thomas Deng: Born in Kenya and represent Australia national team.
Musab Kheder: Born in Sudan, he represent Qatar national team.
The above list is not a comprehensive one as you can add yours in the comment section.