exportation of African football talent to Europe!

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Interesting article

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/footbal ... 151583.stm

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Patrick Owomoyela
Germany's Patrick Owomoyela has a Nigerian father
The export of African football talent to Europe has a long history which can be traced back to the colonial period.

For example, some of the finest players from Senegal and Cameroon have honed their skills in France - the former colonial master.

However, the world is also awash with African-born players who changed nationality for one reason or another.

Zinedine Zidane, Claude Makelele, Patrick Vieira and Marcel Desailly are some of the better-known stars of African origin.

Our Out of Africa section will track the fortunes of players with African roots as they parade their skills in some of the world's top leagues.

Listed below are some of the players with African roots and the countries they now represent.

But if you know of any player of African origin whose name does not appear on our list, please let us know by emailing us at african.football@bbc.co.uk

Zinedine Zidane: France (Algeria)
Matteo Ferrari: Italy (Born in Algeria, Guinean mother)

Sidney Govou: France (Benin)
Jean-Alain Boumsong: France (Cameroon)
Charles Itanje: France (Cameroon)
Bruno N'Gotty: France (Cameroon)
Pascal Nouma: France (Cameroon)

Henrik Larsson: Sweden (Cape Verde)
Manuel dos Santos: France (Cape Verde)

Rio Mavuba: France (DR Congo/Angola)
Claude Makelele: France (DR Congo)
Peguy Luyindula: France (DR Congo)
Blaise N'Kufo: Switzerland (DR Congo)
Emile Mpenza: Belgium (DR Congo)
Mbo Mpenza: Belgium (DR Congo)
Kiki Musampa: Holland (DR Congo)
Ali Maboula Lukunku: France (DR Congo)
Gaby Mudingayi: Belgium (DR Congo)
Patrick Dimbala: Belgium (DR Congo)
Vincent Kompany: Belgium (DR Congo)
Jose Bosingwa da Silva: Portugal (DR Congo)

Rami Shabaan: Sweden (Egypt)

Youssouf Hersi: Holland (Ethiopia)

John Alieu Carew: Norway (Gambia)

Freddy Adu: United States (Ghana)
Gerald Asamoah: Germany (Ghana)
Marcel Desailly: France (Ghana)
George Boateng: Holland (Ghana)
Eric & Daniel Ofori Okyere: Belgium (Ghana)
Quincy Owusu-Abeyie: Holland (Ghana)

Miguel: Portugal (Guinea Bissau)

Olivier Kapo: France (Ivory Coast)
Djibril Cisse: France (Ivory Coast)
Martin Djetou: France (Ivory Coast)

Collins John: Holland (Liberia)

Vikash Dhorasoo: France (Mauritius)

Yassine Benajiba: Belgium (Morocco)

Abel Xavier: Portugal (Mozambique)

Patrick Owomoyela: Germany (Nigeria)
Emmanuel Olisadebe: Poland (Nigeria)
Shola Ameobi: England (Nigeria)
Okonkwo Digger Ifeani: Malta (Nigeria)
Ugochukwu Ehiogu:England (Nigeria)
George Ndah: England (Nigeria)
Nedum Onuoha: England under-20 (Nigeria)

Laurent Robert: France (Reunion)
Didier Agathe: France (Reunion)
Florent Sinama-Pongolle: France (Reunion)

Patrick Vieira: France (Senegal)
Ibrahim Ba: France (Senegal)
David Bellion: France (Senegal)
Patrice Evra: France (Senegal)

Carlton Cole: England (Nigeria/Sierra Leone)
Fabio Liverani: Italy (Somalia)

Sean Dundee: Germany (South Africa)

Sabri Lamouchi: France (Tunisia)

Robert Earnshaw: Wales (Zambia)
Jeff Whitley: Northern Ireland (Zambia)

Lewin Nyatanga: Wales (Zimbabwe)

[COSTA]

Most of those in your list were born in Europe so basically they are Europeans

Henrik Larsson: Sweden (Cape Verde) His mom is Swede and he was born
in Sweden so he is 99:9%Swede

Rami Shabaan: Sweden (Egypt)

His mother is Finnish and he was born in Sweden so he is 69:9%Swede

Youssouf Hersi: Holland (Ethiopia)

This guy is Somali but his familly applied refugee status as Ethiopians

But this guys is not in the ilst

Faarax Dheeroow Dhuuboow he plays for Luxemburg national team

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COSTA - The point was not who's euro and who's not. It is more like Africa being a surrogate mother for eventual euro footballers.

Guys from all over the world play in European clubs but they represent their mother country when it comes to world cup. Africans chose this patern coz since the continent is dead broke, they won't get any advertisement endoresements or any other financial benefits.

[Touheed]

what origins does Portugal Costinha have.

Freddy adu plays for America??? I thought he played for Ghana .what a STUPID IDIOT HE WAS BORN IN GHANA TOO.

YOUSSOF HERSI IS A GADUBURSI IDIOT FROM SOMALI GALBEED