Amid Andre Onana and Sofyan Amrabat's struggles at Manchester United, their impact, or a lack thereof, should not come as a surprise given that most African players have not succeeded at Old Trafford.
As of the 2023/24 season, only 11 African footballers have represented United at senior professional level in the Premier League's modern era, with South African legend Quinton Fortune having been the first when he was signed from Atletico Madrid back in January 2000. Since the Bafana Bafana icon's arrival, he has been followed by the likes of Eric Djemba-Djemba (Cameroon), Manucho (Angola), Mame Biram Diouf (Senegal), Wilfried Zaha (Ivory Coast), Eric Bailly (Ivory Coast), Odion Ighalo (Nigeria), Amad Diallo (Ivory Coast), and Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia).
