Players of African Heritage at Euro 2016

A number of players with African descent are among top athletes participating at Euro 2016 Championships.

  • Africa:   Euro 2016 'African' Players On Parade

    Premium Times, 15 June 2016

    With as much 323 players registered for the ongoing Euro 2016 Championships, PREMIUM TIMES takes a look at five players of Nigerian descent in France with their 'adopted'… Read more »

Dele Alli was born and raised in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, to a Yoruba Nigerian father Kenny and English mother Denise.

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