Steven Pienaar
Why he’s hot: He’s fit and fast, his trademark cornrows are sure to capture the attention of young female fans.
The 28-year-old footballer is a midfielder with South African national team Bafana Bafana and also plays for the English premier league club Everton.
He participated in the 2002 World Cup so this will be his second World Cup. In May last year he received the Everton player of the season award. Pienaar who is writing a blog on Sportsmail came from humble beginnings. He is now an Adidas UMU (Unite Mzansi Unite) ambassador.
Osaze Odemwingie
Why he’s hot: He has a winning smile and is proud to be African, plus he knows how to have fun and hangs out with P-Square in his spare time.
Osaze, 28, is a midfielder with the National team of Nigeria. He also plays for the Russian team Lokomotiv Moscow. Odemwingie who was raised in Russia pledged loyalty to Nigeria where his father was born. He scored two goals at the Africa cup of nations where Nigeria played South Africa. Osaze whose name means ‘God chooses for you’ says were it not for football he would have been a doctor as both his parents come from the medical profession.
Didier Drogba
Why he’s hot: No scandals when it comes to Drogba who uses his influence for positive gain off pitch.
Steven Pienaar
Why he’s hot: He’s fit and fast, his trademark cornrows are sure to capture the attention of young female fans.
The 28-year-old footballer is a midfielder with South African national team Bafana Bafana and also plays for the English premier league club Everton.
He participated in the 2002 World Cup so this will be his second World Cup. In May last year he received the Everton player of the season award. Pienaar who is writing a blog on Sportsmail came from humble beginnings. He is now an Adidas UMU (Unite Mzansi Unite) ambassador.
Osaze Odemwingie
Why he’s hot: He has a winning smile and is proud to be African, plus he knows how to have fun and hangs out with P-Square in his spare time.
Osaze, 28, is a midfielder with the National team of Nigeria. He also plays for the Russian team Lokomotiv Moscow. Odemwingie who was raised in Russia pledged loyalty to Nigeria where his father was born. He scored two goals at the Africa cup of nations where Nigeria played South Africa. Osaze whose name means ‘God chooses for you’ says were it not for football he would have been a doctor as both his parents come from the medical profession.
Samuel Eto’o
He is the captain of Cameroon’s international team Les Formidable Lions and plays for Italian club Internazionale (Inter Milan). He also played with Barcelona and scored more than 100 gaols. He is the leading scorer of the Africa Cup of Nations with 18 goals and has won numerous football awards. He is married to Georgette with whom he has three children.
Karim Ziani
Why he’s hot: His chiselled good looks and obvious talent will keep you glued to the screen
He is an Algerian National team midfielder who also plays with German club VFL Wolfberg.
He was a member of the Algerian 2004 African Nations Cup team that finished second in their group in the first round of competition before being defeated by Morocco in the quarterfinals where he was named the best player at his position. Karim scored his first goal for Algeria in the 2008 African Nations Cup qualifier match against Gambia where Algeria won 1-0. He also scored the two goals during the World Cup qualifying match against Liberia. He is married with two kids.
Kevin-prince Boateng
Why he’s hot: The bad boy of football with his trademark Mohawk and tattoos is a Blackstar for life.
Boateng is a Ghanaian/German attacking midfielder who plays for the Blackstars and English premier league team Portsmouth. His choice to play for Ghana was approved after he switched his nationality from German to Ghanaian. Boateng probably has the most tattoos of all African footballers. He currently has 18 including with one of Africa, another of his wife’s name, another of the name of his hometown Berlin and two laughing and crying jokers which he says means laugh now cry later.
Dennis Oliech
Why he’s hot: Kenya’s football bachelor loves to socialise and have fun off pitch
MacDonald Mariga
Why he’s hot: He is going places and putting Kenya on the world map, plus he isn’t afraid to admit he has a girlfriend.
The Kenyan footballer recently made headlines when he almost won a chance to play for English Premier league team Manchester City. He currently plays for the Italian team Internazionale and is the first Kenyan player to play and score in the UEFA Champions league. Mariga who is now considered a local celebrity recently splashed out a Hummer.
Michael Essien
Why he’s hot: Though he didn’t make it to the World Cup Essien’s skill is part of the reason Ghana is playing.
Siphiwe Tshabalala
Why he’s hot: For chicks who like dreads and washbard abs, he is your guy.
Siphiwe plays the left-winger position for the South African National team Bafana Bafana and also plays for local South African team Kaizer Chiefs. The dreadlocked player who grew up in Soweto is humble about his fame. “It’s not easy to be famous, to be a public figure. You know, I’m a role model, I don’t drink. I have to look after myself.” He said in a recent interview. He scored South Africa’s first goal last weekend.
Andre Ayew
Why he is hot: He is young, fit and very single.
Son of the iconic Ghanian footballer Abedi Pele, Andre Ayew, 21, is possibly on of the youngest players in the World Cup. He currently plays the attacking midfielder postion for French Ligue 2 club AC Arles-Avignon and has been named as part Ghana’s Blackstar’s 2010 World cup team so expect to spot him on the pitch.
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