One-third of the worlds football wonderkids come from Africa
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Reading Time: 2min | Tue. 23.03.21. | 18:49
Unfortunately, only a single one of them, Amad Diallo of Ivory Coast, plays for his native African country
Ansu Fati, Eduardo Camavinga, Jamal Musiala, Joelson Fernandes... Just to name a few. Those are the most talented football prospects globally and have one other thing in common - they are all of the African origins.
In a traditional summary, 'The 50 best wonderkids in football', conducted by the website Goal.com, as many as 18 players of African descent born after 1 January 2002 are considered to be among the best in the world in their generation. Unfortunately, only a single one of them, Amad Diallo of Manchester United, plays for his native African country - Ivory Coast. All the others, though, were eligible to play for both, country of their ancestors and the one from Europe/America they were raised in. Except for young Diallo, all the others have chosen to represent France, Germany, England, Portugal, Spain, Netherlands, USA...
Amad Diallo celebrates for Man Utd (©Alex Livesey - Danehouse/Getty Images)The youngsters we mentioned at the beginning of the text are at the very top of this top prospect's list. Fati, who is featured for Barcelona, and Camavinga, a rising star of the French side Rennes, are seen as the two most gifted offsprings in the world. Just imagine them playing for their native selections, Guinea-Bissau and Angola/Congo. Huh, what if...
We bring you the list of the most gifted players of African roots, with the position they held among the Top 50 in the world, and a short explanation of their descent and current national team.
1. Ansu Fati - born in Guinea-Bissau, plays for Spain
2. Eduardo Camavinga - born in Angola to Congolese parents, France
8. Jamal Musiala - British-Nigerian father, plays for Germany
9. Mohamed Ihattaren - Moroccan parents, plays for the Netherlands
11. Rayan Cherki - Algerian parents, plays for France
13. Yunus Musah - Ghanian parents, plays for the USA
14. Jeremy Doku - of Ghanaian descent, plays for France
15. Youssoufa Moukoko - born in Cameroon, Germany
16. Tanguy Nianzou - of Ivorian descent, plays for France
19. AMAD DIALLO - IVORY COAST
22. Adil Aouchiche - of Algerian descent, plays for France
27. Karim Adeyemi - of Nigerian father, plays for Germany
28. Noni Madueke - England, of Nigerian descent
29. Isaac Lihadji - of Comorian descent, plays for France
34. Arnaud Kalimuendo - of Congolese descent, plays for France
38. Timothée Pembélé - of Congolese descent, plays for France
44. Joelson Fernandes - born in Guinea-Bissau, plays for Portugal
50. Ilaix Moriba - a Guinean, plays for Spain
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