Amid the massive uproar that several shocking moves caused over the winter in the international soccer market, here’s a list of some of the most renowned African players that have recently made it to China – along with a reminder that these players are indeed NOT pioneers in China’s soccerscapes.
Mbia completed a move to Hebei China Fortune for a fee estimated at around £7m
List of current African players in the Chinese Super League
- Stéphane Mbia (2016– Hebei China Fortune) Cameroon
- Assani Lukimya (2016– Liaoning Whowin) Congo
- Davy Claude Angan (2013– Hangzhou Greentown) Cote D’Ivoire
- Jean Evrard Kouassi (2015– Shanghai SIPG) Cote D’Ivoire
- Gervinho (2016– Hebei China Fortune) Cote D’Ivoire
- Bubacarr Trawally (2016– Yanbian Funde) Gambia
- Asamoah Gyan (2015– Shanghai SIPG) Ghana
- Zainadine Júnior (2016– Tainjin Teda) Mozambique
- Obafemi Martins (2016– Shanghai Greenland Shenhua) Nigeria
- Demba Ba (2015– Shanghai Greenland Shenhua) Senegal
- Ibrahima Touré (2016– Liaoning Whowin) Senegal
- Mbaye Diagne (2016– Tianjin Teda) Senegal
- Jacob Mulenga (2015– Shijiazhuang Ever Bright) Zambia
- James Chamanga (2008–2012 Dalian Shide, 2013– Liaoning Whowin) Zambia
In 2015, Asamoah Gyan completed a move to Shanghai SIPG for an undisclosed (massive) fee
According to the Mail Online, out of the 2016 top 10 players in the Chinese Super League, 9 are ‘black’ and 5 hail from countries in Africa.
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