African footballers who landed in Argentine football

Last update 18 June, 2024 por Alberto Llopis

¿Qué African footballers played in Argentine football? África y Sudamérica, sobre el papel no parecen muy cercanos en nada. Menos hablando de fútbol. And if there is something that seems strange, is that an African footballer ends up playing in a tournament like the Argentine. But curiously there have been many cases. We will remind some.

African soccer players who played in Argentine soccer

Star of Fame

A young man from 22 years at the time of his arrival that was proclaimed as the top scorer in the league in his country by the hand of Sunshine Stars last season. Their 13 goals served as endorsement to take the airlift and land in one of the countries where football is more than a sport, it `s a religion. Argentina, y más concretamente el Córdoba Workshops. He did not have a long or successful step for the club.

Harold James Henman

Although he born in England, I grew up on South African soil and was the first African to play in Argentina back in the early twentieth century in the Alumni.

Antonio Custodio Méndes

Custodio played in several Argentine teams, among them Temperley, in the decade of the 80, in addition to prolonging his career in neighboring leagues such as Chile and Venezuela.

David Efford Chabala

En la temporada 1991/1992, Zambezian keeper comprised of Argentine, but unfortunately his career was short because of his tragic death took place when crashing the plane he was traveling with other team-mates.

Alphonse Tchami

He forward who was part of a legendary club like Boca Juniors from 1995 hasta 1997, and with which he got to dispute a total of 48 games where the goal could be achieved 11 from them.

Theophilus Khumalo

Dubbed as "The Doctor", South Africa Ferrocarril Oeste played during the season 1994/1995. He will always be remembered for his goal, the only, by the way, Independiente.

Nii Lamptey

The U-17 World conquered Ghana opened the doors of European football and, posteriorly, from the Argentine. En 1997 Union came to Santa Fe, where he did not have a leading role.

Ernest Mtawalli

Newell's arrival in 1995 raised great expectations, as it was assumed as a player of enormous potential, if only he stayed in that, a great potential, and I had to quickly pack.

As previously quoted, These are just a few examples, to which we can add names like you Mimbo, William Etchu Or, Felix Orode, Cyrille Bella, Joseph M’Barga, Ibrahim Sekagya, etc.