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Top 50 most followed footballers in Africa on Instagram.

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  1. 1
    Mohamed Salah
    @mosalahEgyptLiverpool
    67.9M
    followers
  2. 2
    Achraf Hakimi
    @achrafhakimiMoroccoParis
    25.2M
    followers
  3. 3
    Sadio Mané
    @sadiomaneofficielSenegalRiyadh
    17.4M
    followers
  4. 4
    Brahim Diaz
    @brahimMoroccoCasablanca
    13M
    followers
  5. 5
    Yassine Bounou
    @bounouyassine_bonoMoroccoCasablanca
    8M
    followers
  6. 6
    Victor Osimhen
    @victorosimhen9NigeriaLagos
    7.7M
    followers
  7. 7
    Omar Marmoush
    @marmoushEgyptCairo
    5.7M
    followers
  8. 8
    Emam Ashour
    @emam.ashour90EgyptCairo
    5.1M
    followers
  9. 9
    Mostafa Mohamed
    @mostafamohamed.11EgyptCairo
    3.8M
    followers
  10. 10
    Zizo (Ahmed Sayed)
    @zizo_official25EgyptCairo
    3.2M
    followers
  11. 11
    Munir El Haddadi
    @munirhaddadiMoroccoCasablanca
    3.1M
    followers
  12. 12
    Kalidou Koulibaly
    @kkoulibaly26SenegalDakar
    3M
    followers
  13. 13
    Edouard Mendy
    @edou_mendySenegalDakar
    2.9M
    followers
  14. 14
    Ismael Saibari
    @ismaelsaibariMoroccoCasablanca
    2.6M
    followers
  15. 15
    Idrissa Gana Gueye
    @iganagueyeSenegalDakar
    2.4M
    followers
  16. 16
    Neil El Aynaoui
    @neilelaynaouiMoroccoCasablanca
    2.2M
    followers
  17. 17
    Foto de perfil de Barbra Banda
    Barbra Banda
    @barbrabandaofficialZambia
    44K
    followers

About this ranking

These are the 17 most followed footballers in Africa on Instagram. Mohamed Salah is No. 1 with 67.9M followers, followed by Achraf Hakimi (25.2M) and Sadio Mané (17.4M). The order is decided by followers alone, which we check on Instagram's official API.

Who has the most Instagram followers among footballers in Africa?
Mohamed Salah (@mosalah) is No. 1 with 67.9M followers.
Who completes the podium in Africa?
After Mohamed Salah come Achraf Hakimi, with 25.2M, and Sadio Mané, with 17.4M followers.
How often is this ranking updated?
Figures are pulled from Instagram's official API in batches twice a day: no profile has data older than a week.