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Great teams containing 3+ African players?

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Elite Grand Master

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We are building up our African contingent with Mane, Salah, Matip and decreasingly likely Keita.

 

This got me thinking about top teams that have had a healthy collection (first choice) of African footballers.

 

I can only really think of teams with two Africans in their starting eleven such as Chelsea (Essien, Drogba), Barca (Yaya Toure, Eto'o).

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amli Proficient

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Anichebe, Pienaar, Etoo, Kone, Yakubu, Gueye.

Not sure if they were all in the squad at the same time, some overlapping but they must have had at least 4 in a season.

 

Edit - missed the great in the title.

Just listed as a team that had 3+ African players.

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Milan won Serie A in 99 with Ba (Senegal born, played for France), Weah and... erm... Mohammed Datti.

 

Bit of a stretch here but 2001 Real Madrid side had Geremi (Cameroon), Makelele (born in Zaire) and Zidane (Algerian parents).

 

edit: looking that up I reminded myself that Gravesen once played for Real Madrid!  Fucking hilarious, repped the OP.

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Half of the Benfica side in the early 60s were from Mozambique, like Eusebio.

 

And yes, Barcelona had Seydou Keita, Yaya Toure and Samuel Eto'o in their side in 2009. Not sure the first two were regular starters though.

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