City will face African opposition in the shape of Moroccan side Wydad AC at this summer’s FIFA Club World Cup.
We’ll go up against the Casablanca-based club in Philadelphia on 18 June as we get our campaign in the first-ever edition of the expanded tournament under way.
Matches against Al Ain of the United Arab Emirates and Italian giants Juventus will complete Group G after this opener, with the top two to progress to the knockout stages.
So, we’ll be looking to get off to the best possible start when we play the 2021/22 CAF Champions League winners.
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Brahim Diaz is the only Moroccan international to have played for City – featuring 15 times between January 2018 and January 2019.
But we have had plenty of African stars through the years that have made a huge impact, whether at the Etihad Stadium or Maine Road.
Of course, we also currently have Egyptian star Omar Marmoush finding his feet in Pep Guardiola’s squad.
Below we list the five African players that have made more than 50 appearances for our men’s team.
That means the likes of Wilfried Bony, Emmanuel Adebayor and Marc Vivien Foe all narrowly miss out.
Please note, this list is just of players who declared for an African nation.
So while other players may have been born in an African country, if they elected to represent another nation in international football then they will not be included.
Yaya Toure – 316 appearances
A City great, a Premier League legend and one of the best African players of all-time.
Yaya’s impact during a pivotal time in our club’s history cannot be overstated.
A phenomenally powerful driving force in midfield, Yaya’s guile in small spaces and decisive impact whether in the final third or deeper made him a pillar of the title-winning teams of Roberto Mancini and Manuel Pellegrini.
He played 316 times for City, winning eight major honours and scoring 82 times.
Toure also represented his native Ivory Coast 101 times between 2004 and 2015, winning the 2015 AFCON.
He is also the joint-record holder for the most wins of CAF’s African Footballer of the Year award, claiming the honour four times while at City.
Riyad Mahrez – 236 appearances
Mahrez had already cemented his status as a ...
