Top 10 football agents looking for players in Africa

African players seeking to play for top clubs in the global market must work with licensed agents for transfers and contract negotiations. Agents arrange commercial deals and represent a player’s best interests at a club.

In Africa, many football agents and agencies have assisted many African players sign with top clubs in Africa and Europe. Most of these agents scout young or talented players, sign them with their agencies, and find them good clubs to build their careers.

In 2015, FIFA put some regulations in place that require players and football clubs to only work with licensed agents. And since Africa has many agents, footballers can decide which agent will represent them. While there are many agents in Africa, these are the most popular in no particular order.

1. Geoffrey Kayemba – Tafag Sports Agency, Uganda

Geoffrey Kayemba is a Ugandan FIFA intermediary and football agent at Tafag Sports Agency in Uganda. He works with Ugandan players and is recognized by CECAFA organizations. His agency represents Ugandan internationals Khalid Aucho and Derrick Kakooza. Khalid Aucho plays in Tanzania for Young Africans FC, and Derrick Kakooza plays in Egypt for ENPPI SC.

2. Augustine Ramaita – Shujaa Sports Management, Kenya

Augustine Ramaita is a top football agent in Kenya. He is the CEO of Shujaa Sports Management, an agency that represents African footballers. His agency has offices in Nairobi, Kenya. He mostly manages Kenyan players. His clients include Joash Onyango of Simba SC, Musa Mohammed and Francis Kahata of Kenya Police FC, Duncan Otieno of Gaborone United, and Teddy Osok of Tusker FC.

3. John Shittu – John Olatunji Shittu Agency, Nigeria

John Shittu is the owner and manager of John Olatunji Shittu Agency located in Nigeria. He has over three decades of experience as a football agent. He is the agent of former Chelsea midfielder John Obi-Mikel. His agency has handled Mikel’s transfers throughout his career and has negotiated transfer fees of over €20 million on behalf of his client.

4. Diomansy Kamara – Diomansy Kamara Football Management, Senegal

Diomansy Kamara is prominent as one of the top football agents in Africa. He manages the Diomansy Kamara Football Management in Senegal. The English Football Association (FA) and other football associations in Europe recognize his DK Football Agency.

His agency manages Senegalese and international players, whether young or established footballers. For instance, his agency helped secure the transfer of Senegalese forward Nicolas Jackson to Villarreal in 2019.

5. Karabo Mathang-Tshabuse – P Management, South Africa

Karabo Mathang-Tshabuse is a recognized FIFA agent and one of the best football agents in South Africa. She founded P Management, an agency that represents footballers and coaches in South Africa. She has many professional players and coaches under her management. Some of her clients are Thembinkosi Lorch of Orlando Pirates, Yusuf Maart of Kaizer Chiefs, and Cassius Mailula of Mamelodi Sundowns.

6. Michael Sodeke – Anfield Lane Sports Promotion, Nigeria

Michael Sodeke is a FIFA Football Agents Working Group member. He is also an accredited player agent. He runs the Anfield Lane Sports Promotion located in Nigeria. He has many years of experience as a football agent in Nigeria. He has worked with Seun Akinyemi and Thomas Adesina.

7. Mike Makaab – ProSport International, South Africa

Mike Makaab is a football agent living in Durban, South Africa. He is the founder and managing director of ProSport International. His agency deals with contract negotiations, sponsorships, endorsements, taxes, and financial planning. Mike Makaab’s agency represents players from across Africa and Europe. Some of the players under the agency play in South Africa and Europe. For example, he is the agent of Zimbabwean striker, Knowledge Musona, who plays for Anderlecht in Belgium. His agency also represents South Africa’s Sphephelo Sithole, a player for Vitória Setúbal, and Greece’s Spyros Fourlanos, a player for Club Brugge in Belgium.

8. Ojo Paul – TGC Global Management Limited, Nigeria

Ojo Paul is a Nigerian football agent based in Lagos, Nigeria. He is a registered Nigeria Football Federation Intermediary and P Sports Limited and TGC Global Management Limited founder. Ojo Paul has been part of negotiations for players in the country or abroad. He formerly represented Wilfred Ndidi of Leicester City FC and Isaac Success of Watford FC. Furthermore, Ojo Paul contributed to purchasing C.D. Feirense by Nigerian businessman Kunle Soname.

9. Yves Tamegnon Amagbegnon – Tamegnon Consulting, Ivory Coast

Yves Tamegnon Amagnegnon is an Ivorian football agent living in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. He is the founder and director of Tamegnon Consulting. He specializes in identifying young football talents in the Ivory Coast and finding new football clubs for them both in the country and abroad.

Some of his clients are Adamo Nagalo of FC Nordsjaelland, Eboue Kouassi of KCR Genk, and Abdoulaye Diarrassouba of Boluspor. His agency has negotiated more than €3.28 million in client transfer fees.

10. Ryan Hartslief – Bigtime Sports Agency

Ryan Hartslief is an ex-FIFA licensed agent. He is a director at Bigtime Sports Agency, a South African organization that consults on budding and professional footballing careers. His agency advises on player representation, arranges and outsources trials, finds offers for players where possible, and offers advice on contract negotiations.

Additionally, the agency has been involved in international transfers to top European and Asian football leagues. ​