Africa Sports People

Asamoah Gyan (born 22 November 1985 in Accra) is a Ghanaian professional footballer, who plays as a striker for Al Ain of the UAE Pro-League.

Steve Zakuani (born February 9, 1988) is a Congolese footballer who currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer. Born in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), Zakuani grew up in London before attending the University of Akron...

Shalrie Jamal Joseph (born May 24, 1978 in St. George's) is a Grenadian footballer who currently plays for Chivas USA in Major League Soccer.

Emmanuel Ekpo (born December 20, 1987 in Ekori) is a Nigerian footballer who currently plays for Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer.

Marcel Desailly (French pronunciation: [maʁ.sɛl də.sɑ'ji]; born Odenke Abbey 7 September 1968 in Accra, Ghana) is a retired Ghanaian born French footballer and star of the France national football team squad, with whom he won the 1998 World Cup and Euro...

Marcus Jonas Munuhe Olsson (born 17 May 1988) is a Swedish footballer who plays for Blackburn Rovers as a midfielder.

Donald George 'Don' Revie, OBE, (10 July 1927 – 26 May 1989), was an English footballer who played for Leicester City, Hull City, Sunderland, Manchester City and Leeds United as a deep-lying centre forward. After managing Leeds United (1961–1974) he...

Nathaniel "Nat" Lofthouse, OBE (27 August 1925 – 15 January 2011) was an English professional footballer who played for Bolton Wanderers for his whole career. He was capped 33 times for the England national football team between 1950 and 1958, scoring...

Sir Thomas Finney, OBE (born 5 April 1922, Preston, Lancashire) is a former English footballer, famous for his loyalty to his league club, Preston North End, and for his performances in the English national side. Finney is also the current...

Gordon Banks, OBE (born 30 December 1937) is a retired English football goalkeeper. The IFFHS named Banks the second best goalkeeper of the 20th century – after Lev Yashin (1st) and ahead of Dino Zoff (3rd).