Alex Iwobi and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang have been named on Forbes’ Africa ’30 under 30′ list.
There are 18 Nigerians on the list in total with Arsenal’s Alex Iwobi named among them.
In total, there are 120 people on the list but I have detailed just the sports stars below. You can see the full list here.
Sports:
- Clarence Munyai, 21, South Africa, Track & Field Athlete
- Patricia Apolot, 28, Uganda, Kickboxer
- Jean Sseninde, 26, Uganda, Footballer & CEO
- Luvo Manyonga, 28, South Africa, Track & Field Athlete
- Mohamed Salah, 26, Egypt, Footballer
- Sadio Mane, 27, Senegal, Footballer
- Wayde Van Nierkerk, 26, South Africa, Track & Field Athlete
- Chad Le Clos, 27, South Africa, Swimmer
- Francine Niyonsaba, 26, Burundi, Track & Field Athlete
- Margaret Nyaireira Wambui, 23, Kenya, Track & Field Athlete
- Akani Simbine, 26, South Africa, Track & Field Athlete
- Genzebe Dibaba, 28, Ethiopia, Track & Field Athlete
- Pierre Aubameyang, 29, Gabon, Footballer
- Thembi Kgatlana, 23, South Africa, Footballer
- Siya Kolisi, 27, South Africa, Footballer
- Sabrina Simader, 21, Kenya, Alpine Skier
- Quinton De Kock, 26, South Africa, Cricketer
- Alex Iwobi, 23, Nigeria, Footballer
- Aphiwe Dyantyi, 24, South Africa, Rugby Player
- Percy Tau, 25, South Africa, Footballer
- Ruhan Van Rooyen, 25, South Africa, Paralympic Athlete
- Emmanuel Korir, 24, Kenya, Track & Field Athlete
- Beatrice Chepkoech, 24, Kenya, Track & Field Athlete
- Giana Lofty, 24, Egypt, Martial Arts Practioner
- Caster Semenya, 24, South Africa, Track & Field
- Kagiso Rabada, 24, South Africa, Cricketer
- Sarah Ahmed, 21, Egypt, Weightlifter
- Jacob Kiplimo, 18, Uganda, Track & Field Athlete
- Faith Kipyegon, 25, Kenya, Track & Field Athlete
- Gerson Domingos, 23, Angola, Basketballer