Players of African descent in Euro 2008

[Pharaoh]

interesting..

By European country
France (10): Makalele, Mandana, Evra, Vieira, Gomis, Benzema, Nasri, Boumsong, Govou, Diarra
Portugal (3): Nani, Miguel, Bosingwa
Switzerland (2): Djourou, Fernandes
Sweden (2): Shaaban, Larsson
Netherlands (1): Affelay
Germany (1): Odonkor

By African country
Cape Verde (4): Nani (Portugal), Larsson (Sweden), Miguel (Portugal), Fernandes (Switzerland)
DR Congo (3): Bosingwa (Portugal), Makalele (France), Mandanda (France)
Senegal (3): Evra (France), Vieira (France), Gomis (France)
Algeria (2): Benzema (France), Nasri (France)
Ghana (1): Odonkor (Germany)
Egypt (1): Shaaban (Sweden)
Cameroon (1): Boumsong (France)
Benin (1): Govou (France)
Mali (1): Diarra (France)
Morocco (1): Affelay (Netherlands)
Ivory Coast (1): Djourou (Switzerland)

[IranSoccer#8]

French can't find homegrown talent anymore. All their players are of foreign descent. lol

[Shamim]

Larsson is half swedish so he is not really african and i think you forget Khalid Boularouz with the Netherlands team, morrocan background.

[WakyTobaky]

Ferank Ribery - Full French. They have a couple other white frenchies as well.

[raminio05]

French can't find homegrown talent anymore. All their players are of foreign descent. lol

most of the players listed are homegrown.

[Zamboor]

most of those players grew up in the country they play for. so please they count as that nationality if they want to be that nationality.

and some of them are halfies.

[milad]

down with french african republic FC. any team can win if they bring 11 black players who also have skills.

[Mr Pouya]

intresting, i didnt know young michael jackson was african

[Pharaoh]

Larsson is half swedish so he is not really african and i think you forget Khalid Boularouz with the Netherlands team, morrocan background.

So that makes him Swedish and African. Shaaban, Bosingwa, and Odonkor are the other half Africans on that list.

Boulahrouz did not make the Dutch squad actually, so I didn't list him.

[milad]

diarra was born in france, not mali.

[Suprah]

intresting, i didnt know young michael jackson was african

Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough

[persian boy]

interesting thread, thanks for the info.

GO FRANCE

[Darvish11]

diarra was born in france, not mali.

this is talking about their descent not place of birth


and a lot of france's other players are from their territories or whatever in the atlantic (french guyana, guadalupe, etc), like abidal, henry, and malouda (malouda was actually born in french guyana)

side question: Is mandanda gonna start over coupet?

[milad]

this is talking about their descent not place of birth
and a lot of france's other players are from their territories or whatever in the atlantic (french guyana, guadalupe, etc), like abidal, henry, and malouda (malouda was actually born in french guyana)
side question: Is mandanda gonna start over coupet?

in my opinion its ok to play for a national team if you were born there.

[1Heesham1]

well technically all black players are of african descent even john barnes.