Nigeria
- Olubayo Adefemi – Boulogne – 2009–10
- Rabiu Afolabi – Sochaux – 2005–09
- Victor Agali – Marseille, Nice – 1996–97, 2004–05
- Uche Agbo – Montpellier – 1997–98
- Onyekachi Apam – Nice – 2006–10
- Ideye Aide Brown – Sochaux – 2009–11
- Tosin Dosunmu – AS Nancy – 2006–07
- Uwa Elderson Echiéjilé – Rennes – 2007–09
- Edorisi Master Ekhosuehi – Le Mans – 2005–06
- Joseph Enakarhire – Bordeaux – 2006–07
- Lukman Haruna – Monaco – 2008–10
- Victor Ikpeba – Monaco – 1993–99
- Sani Kaita – Monaco – 2008–09
- Stephen Keshi – Strasbourg – 1992–93
- Peter Odemwingie – Lille OSC – 2005–07
- Bartholomew Ogbeche – Paris SG, Bastia, Metz – 2001–05, 2003–04, 2005
- Jay-Jay Okocha – Paris SG – 1998-02
- Godwin Okpara – Strasbourg, Paris SG – 1996–99, 1999-01
- Egutu Oliseh – AS Nancy – 1998-00
- Wilson Oruma – Lens, AS Nancy, Sochaux, Marseille – 1994–96 and 1997–98, 1996–97, 2002–05, 2005–08
- Richard Daddy Owobokiri – Laval, Metz – 1986–87, 1987–89
- Nduka Ozokwo – Nice – 2008–09
- Samson Siasia – Nantes – 1993–95
- Taye Taiwo – Marseille – 2004–11
- Kalu Uche – Bordeaux – 2004–05
- John Utaka – RC Lens, Rennes – 2002–05, 2005–07
- Taribo West – Auxerre – 1993–97
- Joseph Yobo – Marseille – 2001–02
- Simon Zenke – Strasbourg – 2007–08
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