Ghana has the most winners of the UEFA Champions League on the African continent.
The four-time African champions boast of five football stars who have clinched the iconic medal in Europe.
Legendary Abedi Pele, Ibrahim Tanko, Sammy Osei Kuffuor, Sulley Muntari and Michael Essien won the Champions League for their respective clubs.
Nigeria, Cameroon and Ivory Coast are tied on second with three medals each followed by Mali, Morocco and Senegal
Below is the full list of African countries and their respective Champions League winners:
Ghana (5)
Abedi Pele – Olympique Marseille – 1992-1993
Ibrahim Tanko – Borussia Dortmund – 1996-97
Samuel Osei Kuffour – Bayern Munich – 2000-2001
Sulley Muntari – Inter Milan – 2009-2010
Michael Essien – Chelsea FC – 2011-2012
Nigeria – 3
John Obi Mikel – Chelsea FC – 2011-2012
Nwankwo Kanu – Ajax – 1994-1995
Finidi George – Ajax – 1994-1995
Ivory Coast – 3
Yaya Touré – FC Barcelona – 2008-2009
Didier Drogba – Chelsea FC – 2011-2012
Salomon Kalou – Chelsea FC – 2011-2012
Cameroon – 3
Geremi Njitap – Real Madrid – 1999-2000
Samuel Eto’o – FC Barcelona – 2005-2006, 2008-2009, Inter Milan, 2009-2010
Joel Matip – Liverpool FC, 2018 – 2019
Mali – 2
Djimi Traore – Liverpool FC – 2004-2005
Seydou Keita – FC Barcelona – 2008-2009, 2010-2011
Morocco – 2
Achraf Hakimi – Real Madrid FC – 2017-2018
Hakim Ziyech – Chelsea FC – 2020 – 2021
Senegal – 2
Sadio Mane – Liverpool FC – 2018 – 2019
Edouard Mendy – Chelsea FC – 2020 – 2021
The countries below have just one UEFA Champions League winner:
Zimbabwe – Bruce Grobbelaar – Liverpool FC – 1983-1984
Algeria – Rabah Madjer – FC Porto – 1986-1987
South Africa – Benni McCarthy – FC Porto – 2003-2004
Kenya – McDonald Mariga – Inter Milan 2009 – 2010
Egypt – Mohamed Salah – Liverpool FC – 2018 – 2019
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