African Sports Leaders
Discover the most influential sports figures across Africa
Luol Deng
Ex-NBA All-Star
Romelu Lukaku
Chelsea & Belgium Striker (DRC heritage)
Samuel Eto'o
Barcelona Legend & Indomitable Lions Icon
Didier Drogba
Chelsea Legend & Elephants Captain
Mohamed Salah
Global Star; Global Superstar; Icon; Liverpool Star
Dikembe Mutombo
NBA Hall of Famer
Portia Archer
CEO; DI; NBA Africa CEO
Sam Johnson
Real Salt Lake & Lone Star
Emmanuel Adebayor
Ex-Arsenal & Tottenham Star
Mikel Obi
Former Super Eagles Captain
Odion Ighalo
Ex-Man Utd & Super Eagles
Kalidou Koulibaly
Chelsea & Teranga Lions Captain
Wilfried Zaha
Crystal Palace & Elephants Winger
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Arsenal & Panthers Captain
Faf du Plessis
Proteas Captain
Haile Gebrselassie
Marathon Legend & Olympic Champion
Nicolas Pépé
Arsenal & Elephants Winger
Sadio Mané
Bayern Munich & Teranga Lions Star
Achraf Hakimi
PSG & Atlas Lions Defender
AB de Villiers
Proteas Legend
Asamoah Gyan
AR; All-time top scorer; Black Stars Legend
Christian Benteke
DC United & Leopards Striker
Franck Kessié
Barcelona & Elephants Midfielder
Gervinho
Elephants Legend