The ambitious Russian club wanted a marquee signing and Eto’o’s consistency for Mallorca, Barcelona and Inter Milan convinced them that he was their man. Ligue 1. Mikel is one of Africa’s footballers that gained quick fame. Amiens SC. Netherlands. - 1975; Ricardo Nascimento - (Mamelodi Sundowns FC) South America - CONMEBOL Argentina. 8. Romania. 1. Stay connected with Soccer Laduma. Championship. The South African soccer league is the 7th in the list of the soccer leagues that earn the most from sponsorships worldwide. The right back was a big part of FC Porto’s success in the mid 00’s before he joined Chelsea and won a ton of trophies in London. Scunthorpe United. Association football is the most popular sport in South Africa, followed by rugby union and cricket. Strasbourg. (Jake) White is right when he says that a Northern Hemisphere-based Bok team would beat one playing out of South Africa. These statistics already hint that the highest-paid soccer players in the country bag decent figures from the sport. Be sure to let us know in the comments below. D. Visser. The country's top league is the Primer Division, while the main cup competitions are the Nedbank Cup, Telkom Knockout, and the MTN 8 Cup. Homepage; News; Business; Sports; Entertainment; Africa; TV / Radio; Ghanaians Player Abroad by Country He is one of the most popular African footballers at the moment. South African National First Division; ... 6 Feb 21, 2020 11:40 AM in Players Abroad. Advertise here. But we are all wrong in even making that comparison because inclusiveness and unity in South African playing resources is the key to Springbok rugby’s resurgence. Thulani Serero. Guingamp. - 2009-10, 2011–12; Óscar Fabbiani - (Cape Town Spurs) - 1984-85; Sergio Egea - (Lusitano FC) Brazil. You have to go down to eighth to see the first South African player on the list of the country’s most valuable, with Sundowns’ Andile Jali currently the … Ligue 1. Tokelo Rantie. K. Dolly. L. Mothiba. Top 10 South African Football Players Abroad Daylon Claasen. August, The Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) executive gives special permission to the Football Association of South Africa to have overseas teams participate in the South African Games in Pretoria in 1973, asking for assurance that Blacks would be allowed to watch the games. Darren Keet. Montpellier. Here’s a list of players born in Africa who chose to play for a European nation. Football live scores; Football news; Football transfer Zone; Premier League news; Premier League injuries; Champions League news The governing body is the South African Football Association (SAFA). Walter Ardone; Pablo Cardozo ... South Africa: 2 Walter da Silva; Jairzinho - (Kaizer Chiefs F.C.) Ligue 2. He is the third South African to play for Dortmund, after Delron Buckley and Steven Pienaar. The top South African footballer was born on the 21st of October 1987, and he is quite famous in the country. Exeter City. About us. South African young players flourish overseas. K. Mokotjo. 2 3 … 100. Football live scores; Football news; Football transfer Zone; Premier League news; Premier League injuries; Champions League news League Two. This is a list of foreign players in the Premier League, which commenced play in 1992.The following players must meet both of the following two criteria: Have played at least one Premier League game. Thulani Serero played the full 90 minutes and got on the scoresheet as Vitesse thumped Sparta Rotterdam 7-0 in the Dutch Eredivisie on Saturday. Kamohelo Mokotjo. The list of South African born player who play abroad goes on and on, some other players who our followers suggested were: Clyde Rathbone; Kevin Pieterson; Johnathan Trott; Craig Kieswetter; Brad Barrit; Andrew Strauss; Neil Wagner; Bernard Loots; Tony Greig; Allan Lamb; Robin Smith; Matt Prior; Know any other player? Dean Furman. The most successful African soccer player of all time and one of the supreme strikers of the last 10 years, Eto’o made a headline-grabbing move to Anzhi Makhachkala in August 2011. Ligue 1. Nigeria’s Mikel Obi. Anele Ngcongca. L. Phiri. He goes by the full name, Calvin Anele Ngcongca. Brentford. Six Nations 2019: All the SA-born players representing Europe’s best South Africa has become famous for having players scattered across the globe, and it's the same story in the Six Nations. Nick Gindre - (AmaZulu F.C., Mpumalanga Black Aces F.C.) Thulani Serero and Dino Ndlovu were on target for their respective sides abroad over the weekend, while a former Orlando Pirates striker made his debut in Sweden. Players abroad (South Africa) England. Ricardo Nunes. E. Chislett. The richest football player in South Africa currently is Anele Ngcongca. Mikel John Obi is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for English club Chelsea and the Nigeria national team. Players who were signed by Premier League clubs, but only played in lower league, cup and/or European games, or did not play in any competitive games at all, are not included. This is a list of foreign-born soccer players who played for the Australia national soccer team Players Argentina.