Reader Charles Paul looks back at the African players who have represented Arsenal over the years and asks which one stands out as your favourite.I was having a deeper look at the top clubs’ squads this season when I suddenly noticed something that surprised me: Arsenal do not currently have a senior player representing an African nation.The last was Thomas Partey, who left Arsenal in 2025 after making 167 appearances for the club.This actually hasn’t happened in all the years I have watched Arsenal play.Back in 2018, Dan Smith ranked the African players who had represented Arsenal, which created plenty of debate among Just Arsenal readers.Eight years later, I thought it would be interesting to look at the list again, including those who have represented Arsenal since.Arsenal’s African players by appearancesI’ll start with the highest number of Arsenal appearances:Kolo Toure – 326Lauren – 241Emmanuel Eboue – 214Alex Song – 204Nwankwo Kanu – 198Thomas Partey – 167Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – 163Mohamed Elneny – 161Alex Iwobi – 149Emmanuel Adebayor – 142Nicolas Pepe – 112Marouane Chamakh – 67Gervinho – 63Christopher Wreh – 46Armand Traore – 32Quincy Owusu-Abeyie – 23Emmanuel Frimpong – 16Kaba Diawara – 15Chuba Akpom – 12Ismael Bennacer – 1It is quite a collection when you see all those names together.Who was your favourite Arsenal African player?Who was your favourite ever player from the list?Lauren, Nwankwo Kanu, Kolo Toure, Partey and Song for me.Then there’s the next cluster of Aubameyang, Eboue and Adebayor – although I still dislike Adebayor for how he ran the full length of the pitch to celebrate after scoring against us!Elneny was such a down-to-earth player and never let us down whenever he was called upon.There have been so many different personalities and players across the years who made their mark at Arsenal.Charles PaulSo, Gooners, who is your favourite from the list and why? Is there one Arsenal African star who immediately stands above the rest for you?_____________________________________________________________________________________________ADMIN COMMENTSo here are some simple rules which I must insist commenters follow….You agree not to give any personal abuse to other Arsenal fans. Everyone is allowed to hold their own opinions even if you disagree with them. It COSTS NOTHING TO BE POLITE TO OTHER ARSENAL FANS.CALLING ALL ARSENAL FANS! Anyone who would like to contribute an Article or Video opinion piece on JustArsenal, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us through this link…More Stories / Latest NewsEight years on: Arsenal’s African stars revisited21 September 2026, 23:00Two Hale End paths: Why Lewis-Skelly avoided Maitland-Niles’ mistake – Opinion21 September 2026, 22:00Opinion: The performance against Brighton showed one thing about this Arsenal side21 September 2026, 21:00The post Eight years on: Arsenal’s African stars revisited appeared first on Just Arsenal News.